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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
166 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,767 people earned their degree in other health professions, making the major the 100th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,856 and had an average of $27,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,826 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,853 and $34,824 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 166 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other health professions programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other health professions program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at University of Virginia

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 5 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

Full UT Knoxville Other Health Professions Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 18 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNCW has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Wilmington are $21,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at UNCW

#4

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Other Health Professions Report

#5

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k list, ETSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Health Professions at ETSU

#6

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia State Other Health Professions Report

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

With a ranking of #7, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Alabama is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Alabama Other Health Professions Report

#8

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia

Brenau University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Brenau University is located in Gainesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Brenau also took the #0 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau University are $13,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brenau Other Health Professions Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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