2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 82 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of the Cumberlands the best value school in the Southeast Region for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Charleston Southern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSU are $5,085 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Milligan University is a great value for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Milligan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Milligan College.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Milligan are $9,796 per year.
Milligan also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Liberty University is a great value for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. West Liberty University is a small public school located in the rural area of West Liberty.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Liberty University are $8,280 per year.
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Out of the 82 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Harding graduate students pay an average of $11,080 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Harding is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Wingate 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. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wingate are $11,700 a year.
Wingate excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Gardner - Webb University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.
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Mississippi College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree allied health professions programs. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MC are $12,796 a year.
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Trevecca Nazarene University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TNU are $11,585 a year.
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Bethel University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McKenzie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bethel are $11,723 a year.
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With a ranking of #11, South University, Savannah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South University, Savannah are $16,320 per year.
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Mary Baldwin University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Staunton, Mary Baldwin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Mary Baldwin graduate students pay an average of $13,170 in tuition and fees each year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Allied Health Professions students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Elon University | Elon, NC |
| 14 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR |
| 15 | Eastern Virginia Medical School | Norfolk, VA |
| 16 | Lenoir - Rhyne University | Hickory, NC |
Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best allied health professions colleges 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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Other Related Allied Health Programs
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Majors Related to Allied Health
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.
- 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.