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2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

27 Colleges
$12,146 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Georgia. In fact, 15,658 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Georgia to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Georgia Southwestern State University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Georgia. GSW is a small public school located in the town of Americus.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSW are $4,892 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Middle Georgia State University are $4,878 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Albany State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Georgia. Albany State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Albany.

Albany State graduate students pay an average of $5,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Georgia. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNG are $6,006 a year.

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#5

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augusta University are $7,444 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Augusta University is ranked #4 for overall quality for health professions in Georgia.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia College are $7,308 a year.

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Kennesaw State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at KSU Georgia are $7,224 a year.

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#8

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of West Georgia graduate students pay an average of $6,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Valdosta State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VSU are $6,784 a year.

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#10

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern 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 #10 on the list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

GaSou graduate students pay an average of $7,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Mississippi 6,374
South Carolina 7,283
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Tennessee 13,576

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.

  • 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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