2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Virginia. In total, 6,775 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Virginia.
There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in Virginia for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Liberty University also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Radford University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Radford graduate students pay an average of $12,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.
VCU also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #3.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $20,906 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #1 for overall quality for nursing in Virginia.
Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.
George Mason University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GMU is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in Virginia.
Shenandoah University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Shenandoah are $23,430 a year.
Shenandoah did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.
South University, Richmond came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. South University, Richmond is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Glen Allen.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at South University, Richmond are $16,320 per year.
Marymount University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marymount are $21,016 a year.
Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
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Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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).
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