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

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

63 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 682 students majoring in health professions at UF, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#2

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Lynchburg 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 small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Frontier Nursing University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.

Of the 181 students majoring in health professions at Frontier Nursing University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 31% are male.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 252 students majoring in health professions at USA, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#6

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree health professions programs. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

About 75% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#10

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
12 Winston - Salem State University Winston-Salem, 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
Mississippi 6,374
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992

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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 26 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).

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