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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our 2023 rankings named ECPI University the most popular school in Virginia for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Standard Healthcare Services - College of Nursing helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Falls Church, Standard College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 143 students majoring in health professions at Standard College of Nursing, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fortis College - Norfolk. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Fortis College - Norfolk is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 2% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fortis College - Richmond. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Fortis College - Richmond is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Richmond.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lord Fairfax Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lord Fairfax Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Middletown.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Southwest Virginia Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Southwest Virginia is a small public school located in the rural area of Richlands.

Women make up 95% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#7

Centura College - Newport News

Newport News, VA

Centura College - Newport News came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the midsize city of Newport News, Centura College - Newport News is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 4% are male.

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American National University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, American National University is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 3% are male.

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Centura College - Chesapeake came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Chesapeake, Centura College - Chesapeake is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Centura College - Norfolk came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Centura College - Norfolk is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

About 98% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 2% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Arkansas 6,286
Mississippi 6,374
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

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.

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