2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 163 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 966 students majoring in health professions at NUS Florida, 36% are male and 64% are female.
Full Health Professions at Nova Southeastern University Report
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
Of the 682 students majoring in health professions at UF, 40% are male and 60% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized 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.
Full Health Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 564 students majoring in health professions at UTHSC, 44% are male and 56% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
About 61% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 39% are male.
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With a ranking of #6, Medical University of South Carolina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 491 students majoring in health professions at MUSC, 42% are male and 58% are female.
Full Health Professions at Medical University of South Carolina Report
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.
Full Health Professions at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report
Augusta University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.
About 55% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 45% are male.
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University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 61% of the health professions majors at the school.
University of Mississippi landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 413 students majoring in health professions at Ole Miss, 38% are male and 62% are female.
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Life University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Marietta, Life is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 46% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 54% are male.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
About 57% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 43% are male.
Full Health Professions at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 376 students majoring in health professions at LSU Health - New Orleans, 42% are male and 58% are female.
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 372 students majoring in health professions at UofSC, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of South Carolina - Columbia
With a ranking of #15, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.
About 55% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 45% are male.
University of Louisville ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 336 students majoring in health professions at UofL, 49% are male and 51% are female.
University of Lynchburg ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. 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.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Lynchburg
With a ranking of #18, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 318 students majoring in health professions at WVU, 47% are male and 53% are female.
Mercer University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 61% of the health professions majors at the school.
University of Miami came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 59% of the health professions majors at the school.
Duke University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
About 69% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 31% are male.
Samford University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. 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.
Florida International University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 278 students majoring in health professions at FIU, 34% are male and 66% are female.
Full Health Professions at Florida International University Report
Shenandoah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 71% of the health professions majors at the school.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL |
| 26 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 27 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA |
| 28 | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN |
| 29 | Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA |
| 30 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
| 31 | Marshall University | Huntington, WV |
| 32 | Frontier Nursing University | Hyden, KY |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best 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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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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