2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was ranked #18 in the country. In fact 82,308 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 82 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.
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Our analysis found Eastern Virginia Medical School to be the best school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Medical University of South Carolina is a great place for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Southeast Region . LSU Health - Shreveport is a small public school located in the city of Shreveport.
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Out of the 82 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
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Elon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public college with a small student population.
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Emory University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
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James Madison University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.
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AdventHealth University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. AHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Orlando.
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South University, Savannah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Here are some additional great schools for Allied Health Professions students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 14 | Harding University | Searcy, AR |
| 15 | Milligan University | Milligan College, TN |
| 16 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,299 |
| Virginia | 1,447 |
| North Carolina | 1,932 |
| Florida | 3,670 |
| Tennessee | 1,213 |
| Kentucky | 801 |
| South Carolina | 644 |
| Louisiana | 593 |
| Arkansas | 609 |
| Alabama | 797 |
| Mississippi | 504 |
| West Virginia | 356 |
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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major
One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Allied Health
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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.