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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$24,289 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,673 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health sciences and services was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 35,945 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the health science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 per year.

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#2

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Bellarmine University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Southeast Region . Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

Bellarmine U graduate students pay an average of $13,652 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bellarmine U also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NKU are $15,594 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UA Little Rock are $14,884 a year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

Georgia College & State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia College are $20,862 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgia College also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WVU graduate students pay an average of $26,676 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NUS Florida are $22,790 per year.

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#9

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

With a ranking of #9, University of North Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. UNF is a large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

UNF graduate students pay an average of $21,930 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Central Florida landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $28,657 per year.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 544
Virginia 247
North Carolina 203
Florida 4,327
Tennessee 165
Kentucky 385
South Carolina 87
Louisiana 214
Arkansas 291
Alabama 240
Mississippi 325
West Virginia 100

One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services 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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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