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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$15,001 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$95,097 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 797 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Allied Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value school in Alabama for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $8,100 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAB is ranked #3 for overall quality for allied health in Alabama.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

Out of the 3 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $8,426 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USA is ranked #4 for overall quality for allied health in Alabama.

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#3

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Samford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Alabama. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Samford are $21,575 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Samford is ranked #1 for overall quality for allied health in Alabama.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Samford University

Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,670
North Carolina 1,932
Tennessee 1,213
Georgia 1,299
Kentucky 801
West Virginia 356
Virginia 1,447
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

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 3 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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