Program comparison

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. programs in Virginia

Career-focused certificate and associate programs in this field prepare students for related technical and professional work.

Schools to compare47
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What these Virginia programs tell you

Start with the Value Rating, then compare earnings and estimated total cost. A higher earnings figure does not automatically mean a better value if the program also costs substantially more.

Programs with a Value Rating22 of 47
Programs with 5-year earnings37 of 47
Programs with a cost estimate24 of 47

College In 2 shows unavailable federal measures as N/A rather than treating missing values as zero. Estimated total cost uses the school's average annual net price and the credential's estimated length.

Norfolk, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$31,6881 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Hampton, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$31,2281 year after completion
$38,8785 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Richmond, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$31,0681 year after completion
$33,7005 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,336 2-year degree
Charlottesville, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$28,9101 year after completion
$38,9085 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Annandale, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$28,4201 year after completion
$52,6545 years after completion
Est. total cost $19,838 2-year degree
Middletown, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$26,6911 year after completion
$44,6205 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,026 2-year degree
Locust Grove, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$26,0371 year after completion
$44,0415 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Dublin, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$25,7981 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Chester, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$25,4511 year after completion
$43,4805 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Alberta, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$25,2141 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Richmond, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$24,7801 year after completion
$39,9085 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Annandale, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$24,3531 year after completion
$46,1465 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Danville, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$24,1221 year after completion
$36,4035 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,338 2-year degree
Clifton Forge, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$24,0721 year after completion
$37,1595 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,722 2-year degree
Norfolk, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$24,0611 year after completion
$40,5345 years after completion
Est. total cost $23,524 2-year degree
Melfa, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$23,7191 year after completion
$34,3885 years after completion
Est. total cost $4,990 2-year degree
Glenns, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$23,5121 year after completion
$39,8645 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Weyers Cave, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$23,3291 year after completion
$40,5695 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Roanoke, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$22,6921 year after completion
$34,9345 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Dublin, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$22,1121 year after completion
$38,1615 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,558 2-year degree
Martinsville, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$22,0391 year after completion
$37,6075 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Locust Grove, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$21,8611 year after completion
$43,3365 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,082 2-year degree
Wytheville, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$21,0851 year after completion
$34,5155 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Chester, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$20,6321 year after completion
$43,1925 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,980 2-year degree
Charlottesville, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$20,5851 year after completion
$39,7095 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,926 2-year degree
Martinsville, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$20,1491 year after completion
$38,3045 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,204 2-year degree
Roanoke, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$20,1191 year after completion
$35,4435 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,932 2-year degree
Wytheville, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$20,0311 year after completion
$36,4055 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,244 2-year degree
Big Stone Gap, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$20,0051 year after completion
$30,1685 years after completion
Est. total cost $17,704 2-year degree
Weyers Cave, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$18,7661 year after completion
$44,8145 years after completion
Est. total cost $27,994 2-year degree
Lynchburg, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$18,6251 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Franklin, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$18,5181 year after completion
$38,0285 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,252 2-year degree
Alberta, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$18,3921 year after completion
$35,4695 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,676 2-year degree
Lynchburg, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$17,5591 year after completion
$40,5905 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,856 2-year degree
Abingdon, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$16,1621 year after completion
$38,4275 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,750 2-year degree
Big Stone Gap, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$16,0291 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Abingdon, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$15,9621 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Middletown, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$14,1661 year after completion
$44,2895 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Cedar Bluff, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$13,6011 year after completion
$36,6685 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,010 2-year degree
Glenns, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$13,2841 year after completion
$36,7525 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,686 2-year degree
Danville, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$30,0175 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Melfa, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Clifton Forge, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Franklin, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$29,7775 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
South Prince George, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $26,090 2-year degree
Cedar Bluff, VA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Hampton, VA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$35,9295 years after completion
Est. total cost $14,024 2-year degree
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