2024 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Ranked #18 in popularity, allied health professions is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 14 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 566 master's degrees in allied health professions to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Allied Health Professions School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of allied health professions for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality allied health program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on allied health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of allied health professions students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt allied health professions students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for allied health professions students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Allied Health Professions Schools

The allied health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in allied health professions.

10 Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Allied Health

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

89 Annual Graduates

$108,130 Median Starting Salary

Duke University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in allied health professions. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from Duke University get an earnings boost of around $16,288 over the average income of allied health professions majors.

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2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

22 Annual Graduates

$95,942 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in allied health professions has to check out University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill make $4,100 more than the standard allied health student.

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3

Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

85 Annual Graduates

$96,143 Median Starting Salary

Wake Forest University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from Wake Forest University make $4,301 more than the average allied health grad.

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4

Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC

52 Annual Graduates

$105,098 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in allied health professions needs to take a look at Campbell University. Located in the town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from Campbell University get an earnings boost of approximately $13,256 above the typical earnings of allied health professions majors.

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5

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

36 Annual Graduates

$101,084 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from East Carolina University earn a boost of about $9,242 above the average income of allied health professions graduates.

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6

High Point University
High Point, NC

43 Annual Graduates

$99,438 Median Starting Salary

High Point is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of High Point.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from High Point University receive an earnings boost of approximately $7,596 above the average earnings of allied health professions graduates.

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7

Elon University
Elon, NC

38 Annual Graduates

$101,556 Median Starting Salary

Elon is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Elon.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from Elon University make $9,714 more than the typical allied health graduate.

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8

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

24 Annual Graduates

UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

9

Wingate University
Wingate, NC

54 Annual Graduates

$101,065 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from Wingate University receive $9,223 more than the typical allied health grad.

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10

Lenoir - Rhyne University
Hickory, NC

45 Annual Graduates

$72,965 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

After graduation, allied health master's recipients generally earn around $72,965 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	737
Georgia	190	265
Virginia	182	387
Tennessee	166	410
Alabama	151	137
Kentucky	147	161
Louisiana	147	101
South Carolina	146	242
Mississippi	145	41
Arkansas	121	102
West Virginia	112	95

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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Allied Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	515
Athletic Training	26
Respiratory Care Therapy	21
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	4

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	931
Public Health	519
Health & Medical Administrative Services	281
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	238
Mental & Social Health Services	226
Communication Sciences	197
Medical Illustration & Informatics	86
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	46
Alternative Medicine & Systems	36
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	32

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.