by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Allied Health Professions is the 18th most popular major in the country with 82,308 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, allied health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,436 and had an average of $20,148 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 2,652 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,471 and $17,142 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 153 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in allied health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in allied health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The allied health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia bachelor’s degree allied health students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia list. Radford is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longwood University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Farmville, Virginia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia list. ECPI University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at ECPI University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory and Henry College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia list. Emory & Henry College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Emory, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Emory and Henry College
James Madison University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia list. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Old Dominion University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia ranking. Old Dominion is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Old Dominion University Allied Health Professions Report
Liberty University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
George Mason University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia ranking. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 13 bachelors’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at George Mason University
University of Lynchburg did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #10. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s allied health degrees to 336 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at University of Lynchburg
Bridgewater College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia ranking. Bridgewater College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgewater, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Averett University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Danville, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Roanoke College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #10. Roanoke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salem, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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