2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
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Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the most popular school in Virginia for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 611 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at VCU, 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 62% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Virginia. Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 331 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in Winchester, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 265 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Shenandoah. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Virginia Medical School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 176 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 45% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Eastern Virginia Medical School, 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 17% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 18 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 168 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Virginia. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Old Dominion University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, the large public school handed out 87 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Old Dominion. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Mary Baldwin University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Mary Baldwin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Staunton, Virginia that handed out 70 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mary Baldwin. In fact, around 51% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Hampton University 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 #8 on the list. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 65 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Hampton. In fact, around 27% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Appalachian College of Pharmacy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Oakwood, Virginia is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
Radford University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in Radford, Virginia, the medium-sized public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Radford. 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.
Liberty University 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 #11 on the list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 178 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Liberty University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
George Mason University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, the large public school handed out 39 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at GMU. 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.
Marymount University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Marymount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Marymount does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Virginia Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 32 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
Emory and Henry College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Emory, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Emory & Henry College is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
James Madison University 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 #17 on the list. James Madison University is a large public school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 17 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since JMU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #18, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Eastern Mennonite, 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 82% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 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%.
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