2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 35,945 people earned a degree or certificate in health sciences and services, making the major the #34 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 67 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley the most popular school in the United States for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
Women make up 70% of the health science majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Meharry Medical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the United States. Located in the city of Nashville, Meharry Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 73% of the health science majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 68% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 32% are male.
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Out of the 67 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Healthcare Sciences landed the # 4 spot on the list. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.
Of the 67 students majoring in health science at American College of Healthcare Sciences, 4% are male and 96% are female.
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Out of the 67 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University California landed the # 5 spot on the list. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Vallejo.
Women make up 62% of the health science majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, Touro University Worldwide did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.
Women make up 75% of the health science majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
Women make up 87% of the health science majors at the school.
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University of the Cumberlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
Women make up 49% of the health science majors at the school.
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Touro University Nevada landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health sciences and services programs. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.
Women make up 60% of the health science majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.
Women make up 79% of the health science majors at the school.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Health Sciences & Services students that almost earned our Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 12 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | Fort Worth, TX |
| 12 | Towson University | Towson, MD |
| 12 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV |
Health Sciences & Services by Region
View the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Majors Related to Health Science
One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Health Science
| 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.