2023 Most Popular Other Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Other Health Professions School for You
Other Health Professions is the #15 most popular major in the country with 7,984 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
The Most Popular Other Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 59 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Health Professions program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Other Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Other Health Professions Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Other Health Professions Schools
Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for other health professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, health professions graduates from American Military University carry an average student debt load of $8,250.
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Out of the 59 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Health Professions majors at Tulane take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $408.
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The excellent programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best other health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
After completing their degree, health professions graduates from Clemson carry an average student debt load of $21,750.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Other Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
On average, health professions graduates from GMU take out $25,250 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $482.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Other Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Health Professions majors at Old Dominion take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $222, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #6, East Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for other health professions students. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a large student population.
On average, health professions graduates from ETSU take out $20,388 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other health professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at UNCW take out is $26,846.
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University of Central Arkansas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Other Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.
The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at UCA take out is $16,250.
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Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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Furman University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular other health professions programs. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenville.
After completing their degree, health professions graduates from Furman carry an average student debt load of $25,000.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 8 |
North Carolina | 100 |
Tennessee | 216 |
Kentucky | 0 |
Georgia | 112 |
West Virginia | 705 |
Virginia | 292 |
Alabama | 42 |
Louisiana | 252 |
Mississippi | 20 |
South Carolina | 181 |
Arkansas | 83 |
Majors Related to Health Professions
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, other health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Health Professions Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences | 7,984 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/NY_College_of_Health_Professions_Massage_Therapy_Class.jpg.
More about our data sources and methodologies.