2026 Best Best Schools in Virginia

Best programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their best programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for best students pursuing a degree.

What’s on this page:

• Best Best Schools in Virginia

Best Schools for Best in Virginia

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the best degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Best

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

145 Best Degrees Awarded

$61,144 Median Starting Salary

Our analysis ranked Liberty University the best school in the country for a degree in best. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg. About 67% of students finish within six years. Liberty University awarded about 145 best degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the best program make about $61,144 in their early career. Liberty University graduates carry a median of $27,414 in student loans. Read more about the best program at Liberty University

2

Edward Via College Of Osteopathic Medicine
Blacksburg, VA

612 Best Degrees Awarded

$61,935 Median Starting Salary

Edward Via College Of Osteopathic Medicine is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in best, landing the #2 spot this year. Edward Via College Of Osteopathic Medicine is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Blacksburg. Edward Via College Of Osteopathic Medicine awarded about 612 best degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the best program make about $61,935 in their early career. See the full best program report for Edward Via College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.