Every Doctor of Health Science program in Virginia we could confirm from the university's own
page, compared on what the degree costs you.
Last updated
Programs
3
Online
3
Public
2
Lowest tuition
$7,800
DHSc Degree Programs in Virginia Compared
School
Degree
Credits
Ends
Format
Tuition
Radford
Doctor of Health Sciences
42
Applied project
Online
$8,528
Old Dominion
Doctor of Health Sciences
42
Online
$7,800
Liberty
Doctor of Health Sciences
60
Applied project
Online
$15,297
Tuition is the university's published annual graduate rate. A blank cell means the school does not
publish that figure on its program page.
All 3 DHSc Degree Programs in Virginia
Radford University
Doctor of Health Sciences (D.H.Sc.) · Radford, VA · Public
Virginia's other public option, priced accordingly. Radford's D.H.Sc. has its degree requirements published in the university catalog, but the program page carries less detail than the other two Virginia programs and stops short of describing the degree as online. Ask the department for the credit count, the capstone type and how much of it happens on campus before you rank it against Old Dominion.
Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) · Norfolk, VA · Public
Old Dominion has the lowest published graduate tuition of any DHSc program in the country, and unusually for a cheap option it also publishes the clearest structure: 14 courses of three credits each, 42 credit hours, three years, every course online. For a Virginia resident weighing cost against certainty, that combination is hard to argue with.
Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) · Lynchburg, VA · Private
The longest Virginia program at 60 credit hours, and the most flexible about how you get there. Liberty lets you transfer in up to half the degree, and you can apply before your master's is finished. Courses run eight weeks online, admission needs a 3.0, and you can take it as a Leadership and Policy specialisation or assemble a general one from electives.
What Makes Virginia Different for DHSc Degree Programs
Virginia is the value state for this degree. Two of its three programs are public universities, and both publish graduate tuition below almost anything else in the country. If cost is what is stopping you, this is the state to look at first, and Old Dominion in particular pairs a low rate with unusually complete published detail: 14 courses, 42 credits, three years, all online.
Liberty is the outlier and the most interesting case. It is the second longest degree on the site at 60 credit hours, which normally argues against it, except that Liberty will transfer in up to half of that. What you actually pay depends more on what you already hold than on the published rate, which is not true of any other program in the state.
Radford is the one to ask questions about. The price is right and the degree requirements are in the catalog, but the program page stops short of stating a credit count, a capstone type or a delivery format. Those are the three things that decide whether a doctorate fits around a job, so get them from the department before you compare it with the other two.
Frequently Asked Questions About DHSc Degree Programs in Virginia
What is the cheapest DHSc program in Virginia?
Old Dominion, and Virginia is unusual in having two public universities on this list, so both of its cheapest options are priced well below the national field. Old Dominion is also the more transparent of the two about what you get: 42 credit hours across 14 courses, three years, fully online.
Is Liberty a good option for a DHSc?
It depends almost entirely on what you already hold. At 60 credit hours it is one of the longest programs anywhere, but Liberty will transfer in up to half the degree and lets you apply before your master's is finished. For a candidate with recent relevant graduate credit, the effective length is very different from the published one.
Are Virginia DHSc programs online?
Old Dominion and Liberty are. Radford's program page stops short of saying so, and it is equally quiet on credits and capstone type, which together are what decide whether a doctorate fits around a job. Ask the department before ruling it in or out on price alone.
DHSc Degree Programs Outside Virginia
Other states with more than one program:
Indiana , Massachusetts , and Pennsylvania . Since every program on this page is online, the
national ranking is the more useful comparison, and the
directory lists every program by state.