Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

82 Colleges
$95,097 Avg Salary

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

With 82,308 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 82 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Virginia Medical School the best school in the Southeast Region for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Eastern Virginia Medical School

Request Information
#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Duke University

Request Information

The excellent master’s degree programs at Medical University of South Carolina helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

Read More…

Request Information

Out of the 82 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport landed the # 4 spot on the list. LSU Health - Shreveport is a small public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

Full Allied Health Professions at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport Report

Request Information
#5

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Out of the 82 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

Full Allied Health Professions at Wake Forest University Report

Request Information
#6

Elon University

Elon, NC

Elon 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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read More…

Request Information

The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public school with a small student population.

Read More…

Request Information
#8

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Read More…

Request Information
#9

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at James Madison University

Request Information

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Request Information
#11

AdventHealth University

Orlando, FL

With a ranking of #11, AdventHealth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. AHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orlando.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at AdventHealth University

Request Information
#12

South University, Savannah

Savannah, GA

South University, Savannah 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 #12 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at South University, Savannah

Request Information

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Allied Health Professions students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge, LA
14 Harding University Searcy, AR
15 Milligan University Milligan College, TN
16 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,670
North Carolina 1,932
Tennessee 1,213
Kentucky 801
Georgia 1,299
West Virginia 356
Virginia 1,447
Alabama 797
Louisiana 593
Mississippi 504
South Carolina 644
Arkansas 609

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

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

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.

Find Healthcare Schools Near You

Our free school-matching tool matches students with accredited healthcare schools across the U.S