2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You
Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,028 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Health Professions
Our analysis found Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Mineola, New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Weill Cornell Medical College is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Weill Cornell Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 1,028 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies landed the # 4 spot on the list. West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall B Ketchum University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. MBKU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
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Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Albany Medical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. AMC Albany is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
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Midwestern University - Glendale landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.
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Baylor College of Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.
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Stanbridge University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Stanbridge is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences ranked #13 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.
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Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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With a ranking of #15, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Samuel Merritt University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Saint Vincent College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Latrobe, Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions ranked #18 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
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Salus University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elkins Park.
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With a ranking of #20, Western University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the small city of Albany, Albany College of Pharmacy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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A T Still University of Health Sciences came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #23, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.
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With a ranking of #24, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Center City, Graduate School of Addiction Studies is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1028 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Health Professions students that almost earned our Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools award.
Health Professions by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Health Sciences & Services | 35,945 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29,833 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 29,053 |
Medicine | 28,629 |
Dental Support Services | 26,399 |
Communication Sciences | 22,298 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20,393 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 18,901 |
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 10,751 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs | 9,210 |
Other Health Professions | 7,984 |
Dentistry | 6,770 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 6,158 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 5,115 |
Alternative Medicine & Systems | 3,564 |
Chiropractic | 2,658 |
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies | 2,374 |
Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2,089 |
Optometry | 1,822 |
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 1,775 |
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 960 |
Medical Science | 909 |
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies | 294 |
Alternative Medical Support Services | 227 |
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies | 68 |
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.