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2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

7 Schools Ranked

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Virginia to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Virginia
331 Total Awards
$11,759 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Lynchburg to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 331 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 78% 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
611 Total Awards
$15,518 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Virginia. Located in Richmond, Virginia, the large public school awarded 611 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 62% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
87 Total Awards
$13,224 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Old Dominion University is a large public school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 87 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, Virginia
176 Total Awards
$22,901 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Virginia Medical School is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Eastern Virginia Medical School is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 176 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 45% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 17% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
48 Total Awards
$12,535 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Radford University is a medium-sized public school located in Radford, Virginia that handed out 48 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
168 Total Awards
$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 168 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 51% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
4 Total Awards
$15,270 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Eastern Mennonite University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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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