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2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

7 Schools Ranked
$30,155 Avg Student Debt

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Virginia to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate 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

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
202 Total Awards
$8,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 202 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Liberty University Report

#2

University of Lynchburg

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

Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 48 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
37 Total Awards
$16,644 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Virginia. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 37 students in 2020-2021.

Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.

Full George Mason University Report

#4

Virginia Commonwealth University

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

You’ll be in good company if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 23 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Graduate Certificate recipients from VCU accumulate an average of $33,341 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 62% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#4

University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Virginia. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 47 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

Old Dominion University

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

Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.

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.

Full Old Dominion University Report

#7

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
$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 graduate certificate.

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

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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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