2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree School for You
With 35,945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #5 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Meharry Medical College to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Meharry Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Women make up 73% of the health science majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
About 68% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 32% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 49% of the health science majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
Of the 33 students majoring in health science at NUS Florida, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.
Women make up 56% of the health science majors at the school.
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Georgia College & State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.
About 70% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 30% are male.
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Northern Kentucky University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health sciences and services programs. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.
Of the 21 students majoring in health science at NKU, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.
Women make up 94% of the health science majors at the school.
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Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
Women make up 75% of the health science majors at the school.
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University of North Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 75% of the health science majors at the school.
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Explore the best health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Florida | 4,327 |
| North Carolina | 203 |
| Tennessee | 165 |
| Kentucky | 385 |
| Georgia | 544 |
| West Virginia | 100 |
| Virginia | 247 |
| Alabama | 240 |
| Louisiana | 214 |
| Mississippi | 325 |
| South Carolina | 87 |
| Arkansas | 291 |
Health Sciences & Services Related Majors
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Health Science Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
| General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Health Science
| 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 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 15 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
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