2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in Virginia for students working on their master’s degree.
University of Virginia does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 29 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Virginia Tech. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at William & Mary helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Virginia.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since William & Mary does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Richmond is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at JMU. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Christopher Newport University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CNU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
George Mason University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that GMU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, Shenandoah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Shenandoah. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Mary Washington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMW. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Eastern Mennonite University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Eastern Mennonite, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Marymount University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Marymount. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
Radford University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Radford does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
VCU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Bridgewater College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
Bridgewater does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Old Dominion University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Old Dominion does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Longwood University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Longwood does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Lynchburg ranked #17 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
Lynchburg does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #18, Bluefield College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Bluefield College. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Hampton University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
Hampton does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 27% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Mary Baldwin University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mary Baldwin. In fact, around 51% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Virginia State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
With a ranking of #22, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Liberty University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Norfolk State University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that Norfolk State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #24, Regent University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Regent. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
South University, Virginia Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list.
South University, Virginia Beach does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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