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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$23,135 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 1,932 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 per year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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#4

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wingate University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.

Wingate graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wingate also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#5

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a year.

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#6

Elon University

Elon, NC

Elon University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Elon are $18,828 a year.

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

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Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $12,060 a year.

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#8

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buies Creek.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Campbell are $15,152 a year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.

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#10

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wake Forest University are $39,240 a year.

Wake Forest University also made our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,670
Tennessee 1,213
Georgia 1,299
Kentucky 801
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

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 13 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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