2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
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.
2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools
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 school with a large student population.
Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Standard Healthcare Services - College of Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Falls Church, Standard College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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 city of Norfolk, Fortis College - Norfolk is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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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Out of the 50 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Fortis College - Richmond landed the # 4 spot on the 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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Out of the 50 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Lord Fairfax Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lord Fairfax Community College is a moderately-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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the 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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Centura College - Newport News ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, American National University is a private for-profit school with a 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large 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 medium-sized 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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| 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.