2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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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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The Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 292 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Health Professions
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 292 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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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Out of the 292 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 904 students majoring in health professions at USA, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Of the 781 students majoring in health professions at USF Tampa, 18% are male and 82% are female.
Full Health Professions at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report
Emory 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. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.
With a ranking of #7, South University’s online programs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 681 students majoring in health professions at South University's online programs, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 #8 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
About 77% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 23% are male.
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Frontier Nursing 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 #9 on the list. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.
About 95% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 5% are male.
Full Health Professions at Frontier Nursing University Report
Florida International 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 #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.
Full Health Professions at Florida International University Report
Northern Kentucky 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 #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU 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.
Read full report on Health Professions at Northern Kentucky University
Florida State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.
Miami Regional 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 #13 on the list. Miami Regional University is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami Springs.
Of the 493 students majoring in health professions at Miami Regional University, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
About 72% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 28% are male.
With a ranking of #15, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.
With a ranking of #16, Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Shreveport.
Of the 443 students majoring in health professions at Louisiana State University - Shreveport, 31% are male and 69% are female.
Full Health Professions at Louisiana State University - Shreveport Report
Duke 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 #17 on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.
Full Health Professions at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report
Florida Atlantic University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
Of the 374 students majoring in health professions at FAU, 18% are male and 82% are female.
Full Health Professions at Florida Atlantic University Report
University of Central Florida landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.
Full Health Professions at University of Central Florida Report
With a ranking of #21, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.
Georgia State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Of the 311 students majoring in health professions at Georgia State, 26% are male and 74% are female.
Read full report on Health Professions at Georgia State University
Augusta University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.
About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.
Medical University of South Carolina ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 77% of the health professions majors at the school.
Full Health Professions at Medical University of South Carolina Report
Eastern Virginia Medical School 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 #25 on the list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
About 72% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 28% are male.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL |
| 45 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| 46 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville, AL |
| 47 | Lenoir - Rhyne University | Hickory, NC |
| 48 | Marshall University | Huntington, WV |
| 49 | Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA |
| 50 | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 51 | University of Mississippi | University, MS |
| 52 | South University, Savannah | Savannah, GA |
| 52 | Shenandoah University | Winchester, VA |
| 54 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
| 55 | Meharry Medical College | Nashville, TN |
| 56 | Radford University | Radford, VA |
| 56 | University of Central Arkansas | Conway, AR |
| 58 | Marymount University | Arlington, VA |
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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