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

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master's Degree School for You

With 84,492 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Allied Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 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.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the medical assisting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Allied Health Services

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our analysis found Emory University to be the best school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South University, Savannah. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. South University, Savannah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Savannah Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Virginia Medical School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Eastern Virginia Medical School Report

#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Southeast Region . NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Georgia 405
Kentucky 247
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
Alabama 307
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Arkansas 201

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,466
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,493
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Anesthesiologist Assistant 327
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 109
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 97
Lactation Consultant 45

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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