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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 82,308 allied health professions students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 321 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for allied health majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Allied Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Albany Medical College the best school in the United States for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midwestern University - Glendale. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the United States. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall B Ketchum University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, MBKU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Baylor College of Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Midwestern University - Downers Grove came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Weill Cornell Medical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Weill Cornell Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Samuel Merritt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

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A T Still University of Health Sciences ranked #10 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kirksville.

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Eastern Virginia Medical School ranked #11 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #12 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Touro University California landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center ranked #15 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.

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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

With a ranking of #16, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#17

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

Touro University Nevada came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Henderson, Touro University Nevada is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Medical University of South Carolina came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. MUSC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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#20

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

With a ranking of #20, Salus University did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#21

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#23

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #24, The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.

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Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

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Rest of the Top Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

#28

Yale University

New Haven, CT
#29

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
#33

Stephens College

Columbia, MO
#35

Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, NY
#36

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA
#37

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR
#38

Kettering College

Kettering, OH
#43

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA
#44

Elon University

Elon, NC
#48

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
49 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
50 University of Maryland - Baltimore Baltimore, MD
51 California State University - Monterey Bay Seaside, CA
52 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
53 Tufts University Medford, MA
54 Marietta College Marietta, OH
55 King’s College Wilkes-Barre, PA
56 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
57 DeSales University Center Valley, PA
58 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
59 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
60 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
61 Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN
62 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY
63 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
64 AdventHealth University Orlando, FL

Allied Health Professions by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related 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
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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