2026 Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools in Virginia

[Health/Medical Psychology](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/health-medical-psychology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for health/medical psychology students.
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2026 Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools in Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in health/medical psychology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools
Our analysis ranked Virginia Commonwealth University the best value for a degree in health/medical psychology in Virginia. Virginia Commonwealth University is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $16,720, with out-of-state students paying around $39,884. Students borrow a median of $23,813 to complete the health/medical psychology program here. Health/medical Psychology graduates of Virginia Commonwealth University earn a median of $68,489 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $23,813 median debt. Virginia Commonwealth University admits about 93% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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