by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 82,308 people earned their degree in allied health professions, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, allied health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,436 and had an average of $20,148 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 8,679 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,006 and $19,839 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 737 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in allied health professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in allied health professions.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Tampa landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified masters’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend AdventHealth University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida. This small school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 27 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Barry University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida. Miami, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s allied health degrees to 100 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida list. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 233 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #5 spot on the list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s allied health degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
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Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida list. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Bethune - Cookman University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida ranking. This small school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 3 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s allied health degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #9, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Florida State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida ranking. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Florida International University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 57 degrees to qualified masters’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Florida came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida ranking. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s allied health degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at University of North Florida
University of Central Florida landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of Central Florida
South University, West Palm Beach ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, and it awarded 0 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
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