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Largest education programs in Virginia
Virginia education programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 284 |
| 2 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg | Public, 4-year | 143 |
| 3 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville | Public, 4-year | 109 |
| 4 | Longwood University | Farmville | Public, 4-year | 40 |
| 5 | Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale | Public, 2-year | 39 |
| 6 | George Mason University | Fairfax | Public, 4-year | 37 |
| 7 | Radford University | Radford | Public, 4-year | 29 |
| 8 | University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg | Public, 4-year | 27 |
| 9 | Piedmont Virginia Community College | Charlottesville | Public, 2-year | 17 |
| 10 | University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 15 |
| 11 | Shenandoah University | Winchester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 12 | Virginia Wesleyan University | Virginia Beach | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 13 | Mountain Gateway Community College | Clifton Forge | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 14 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | Richmond | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 15 | Southwest Virginia Community College | Cedar Bluff | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 16 | Randolph-Macon College | Ashland | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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