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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region

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Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 250,124 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,702 and $20,498 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30,389 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 292 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health professions.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree health professions students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region. Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sugar Grove, North Carolina. It awarded 17 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Health Professions at Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 4 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Health Professions at Dragon Rises College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East West College of Natural Medicine. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Sarasota, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full East West College of Natural Medicine Health Professions Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida College of Integrative Medicine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 18 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Health Professions at Florida College of Integrative Medicine

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Miami Regional University
Miami Springs, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami Regional University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region. Miami Regional University is a small school located in Miami Springs, Florida that handed out 493 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health Professions at Miami Regional University

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Frontier Nursing University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hyden, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 607 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Frontier Nursing University Health Professions Report

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Virginia University of Integrative Medicine ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. VUIM is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 58 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Health Professions at VUIM

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Academy for Five Element Acupuncture landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 16 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 full report on Health Professions at Academy for Five Element Acupuncture

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Atlantis University
Miami, Florida

Atlantis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Atlantis University is a small school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 120 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Health Professions at Atlantis University

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Eastern Virginia Medical School did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 254 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Eastern Virginia Medical School Health Professions Report

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Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 28 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Health Professions at Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine

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Divine Mercy University
Arlington, Virginia

Divine Mercy University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. DMU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 41 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Health Professions at DMU

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South University’s online programs did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 681 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Health Professions at South University’s online programs

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Meharry Medical College
Nashville, Tennessee

Meharry Medical College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 139 degrees to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health Professions at Meharry Medical College

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South University, Savannah
Savannah, Georgia

South University, Savannah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. South University, Savannah is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 151 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Health Professions at South University, Savannah

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Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 19 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Health Professions at Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts

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South University, Tampa
Tampa, Florida

South University, Tampa came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. South University, Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 116 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Full South University, Tampa Health Professions Report

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South University, Richmond
Glen Allen, Virginia

With a ranking of #18, South University, Richmond did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. South University, Richmond is located in Glen Allen, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Health Professions at South University, Richmond

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Morehouse School of Medicine came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 52 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full MSM Health Professions Report

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Acupuncture and Massage College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Acupuncture and Massage College is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Health Professions at Acupuncture and Massage College

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Trinity International University - Florida came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Trinity International University - Florida is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Miramar, Florida. It awarded 18 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Full Trinity International University - Florida Health Professions Report

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Shreveport, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health Professions at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Medical University of South Carolina came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Medical University of South Carolina is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 282 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Health Professions at Medical University of South Carolina

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South University, Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina

South University, Columbia came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Health Professions at South University, Columbia

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Lenoir - Rhyne University
Hickory, North Carolina

Lenoir - Rhyne University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 162 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lenoir - Rhyne University Health Professions Report

Rest of the Best 44 in Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Southeast Region

Not only did these schools make the top 44 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, North Carolina
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AdventHealth University
Orlando, Florida
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South University, West Palm Beach
Royal Palm Beach, Florida
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Spalding University
Louisville, Kentucky
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Milligan University
Milligan College, Tennessee
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Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, Florida
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Montreat College
Montreat, North Carolina
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South University, Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Strayer University - Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
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Emory and Henry College
Emory, Virginia
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Alderson Broaddus University
Philippi, West Virginia
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Everglades University
Boca Raton, Florida
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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Pentecostal Theological Seminary
Cleveland, Tennessee

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