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2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

7 Schools Ranked
$30,155 Avg Student Debt

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia.

Online graduate courses are available at University of Virginia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
$15,518 Average Tuition & Fees
$33,341 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $33,341 in loans while pursuing their degree.

VCU 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, 62% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Virginia
$11,759 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Lynchburg. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

Lynchburg does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
$23,430 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Shenandoah University is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Shenandoah does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
$16,644 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at GMU. 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.

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#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
$13,224 Average Tuition & Fees

Old Dominion University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking.

Old Dominion does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
$8,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at Liberty University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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