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.
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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 small city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Mineola, New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Weill Cornell Medical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Weill Cornell Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall B Ketchum University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. MBKU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
With a ranking of #6, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Albany Medical 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 #7 on the list. AMC Albany is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
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Midwestern University - Glendale ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.
With a ranking of #9, Baylor College of Medicine did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Midwestern University - Downers Grove ranked #11 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.
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With a ranking of #12, Stanbridge University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, Stanbridge is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.
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Harvard University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine ranked #15 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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 college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #17, Saint Vincent College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the 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 came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
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 large suburb of Elkins Park.
Western University of Health Sciences ranked #20 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large 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 came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Albany, Albany College of Pharmacy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Wake Forest University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.
Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. 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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With a ranking of #25, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Center City, Graduate School of Addiction Studies is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Rest of the Top 50 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
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