2023 Most Popular 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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1,254 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Health Professions
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 6,742 students majoring in health professions at WGU, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Chamberlain University - Illinois is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 3,454 students majoring in health professions at Grand Canyon University, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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Out of the 1,254 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
Of the 1,400 students majoring in health professions at UT Arlington, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.
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George Washington University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #11, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 1,125 students majoring in health professions at Johns Hopkins, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.
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With a ranking of #13, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 950 students majoring in health professions at Maryville U, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 916 students majoring in health professions at UC, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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Nova Southeastern University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 910 students majoring in health professions at NUS Florida, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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University of South Alabama came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.
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University of Southern California landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 877 students majoring in health professions at USC, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 844 students majoring in health professions at Columbia, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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With a ranking of #20, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #21, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 712 students majoring in health professions at Drexel, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Emory University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Of the 691 students majoring in health professions at Emory, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.
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South University’s online programs landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #25, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1254 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools award.
Health Professions by Region
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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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