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Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

Top 15% Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Virginia Medical School the best school in the Southeast Region for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical University of South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. LSU Health - Shreveport is a small public school located in the city of Shreveport.

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#5

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great place for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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#6

Elon University

Elon, NC

With a ranking of #6, Elon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized 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 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#9

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. JMU is a very large public school located in the small 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 midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

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#11

AdventHealth University

Orlando, FL

AdventHealth University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. AHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Orlando.

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#12

South University, Savannah

Savannah, GA

South University, Savannah ranked #12 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

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

One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).

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