2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Virginia. In total, 6,775 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Virginia.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the best value school in Virginia for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.
VCU also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Radford are $12,535 a year.
Radford also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at James Madison University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $12,514 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Virginia. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Eastern Mennonite University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
Eastern Mennonite graduate students pay an average of $15,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.
University of Virginia also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.
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With a ranking of #8, Hampton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Hampton, Hampton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hampton are $13,134 per year.
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Shenandoah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Shenandoah are $23,430 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Shenandoah is ranked #1 for overall quality for nursing in Virginia.
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George Mason University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Florida | 21,209 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 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).
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