Find Healthcare Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$15,977 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 1,071 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

#1

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found University of Lynchburg to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lynchburg graduate students pay an average of $11,759 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lynchburg did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Lynchburg

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at Liberty University Report

#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.

Full Public Health at Old Dominion University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

VCU graduate students pay an average of $15,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

VCU also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.

Read More…

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GMU also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.

Read More…

#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

With a ranking of #6, Shenandoah University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 per year.

Shenandoah not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

Read More…

Eastern Virginia Medical School ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Virginia Medical School are $22,901 per year.

Read More…

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Georgia 1,455
Kentucky 371
West Virginia 352
Alabama 700
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Arkansas 233

Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related 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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Healthcare Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited healthcare schools across the U.S.