2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 17,510 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Virginia to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern Virginia Medical School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Virginia. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.
Of the 254 students majoring in health professions at Eastern Virginia Medical School, 28% are male and 72% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 76% of the health professions majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Shenandoah University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Radford University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.
Of the 138 students majoring in health professions at Radford, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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Marymount University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.
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James Madison University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Old Dominion University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 18,617 |
| West Virginia | 5,590 |
| Mississippi | 6,374 |
| South Carolina | 7,283 |
| Florida | 49,046 |
| Arkansas | 6,286 |
| Alabama | 12,636 |
| Kentucky | 10,991 |
| Georgia | 15,658 |
| Tennessee | 13,576 |
| Louisiana | 7,992 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.