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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

135 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 135 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Florida - Main Campus the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 664 students majoring in health professions at Old Dominion, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 547 students majoring in health professions at Liberty University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 135 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 531 students majoring in health professions at NUS Florida, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #6, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#10

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 30% are male.

Full Health Professions at Columbia Southern University Report

#11

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #11, Georgia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Georgia Southern University Report

#12

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Winston - Salem State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#13

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

ECPI University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#14

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#16

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Health Professions at University of Arkansas Report

Florida International University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 660 students majoring in health professions at FIU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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South University’s online programs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

Full Health Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Of the 760 students majoring in health professions at UNC Charlotte, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Full Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Health Professions students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
21 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
22 University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA
22 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA
24 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
25 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR
26 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
27 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC

Explore the most popular online health professions colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Mississippi 6,374
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576

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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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