by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Alabama, there were 16,323 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,249 and $21,954 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,213 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in health professions. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health professions program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The health professions 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama list. USA is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 904 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama. University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,255 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%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Montgomery landed the #3 spot on the list. South University, Montgomery is a private for-profit institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mobile. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama list. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 33 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 171 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Alabama State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #6. Alabama State University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Faulkner University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama list. Faulkner University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Amridge University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama ranking. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 11 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Samford University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 83 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Montevallo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #10. Montevallo is a small school located in Montevallo, Alabama that handed out 24 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Tuskegee University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama ranking. Tuskegee University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tuskegee, Alabama. It awarded 27 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of North Alabama landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama ranking. University of North Alabama is located in Florence, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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Jacksonville State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama ranking. Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #14, Alabama A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama list. Normal, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Alabama landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama ranking. This small school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of West Alabama ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Livingston, Alabama. It awarded 42 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama list. Auburn University at Montgomery is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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The University of Alabama came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 153 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Columbia Southern University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama ranking. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large school located in Orange Beach, Alabama that handed out 93 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Troy University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama ranking. This fairly large school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 49 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Oakwood University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama ranking. Oakwood University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 2 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Spring Hill College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama ranking. Spring Hill College is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Professions at Spring Hill College
Herzing University - Birmingham ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Alabama list. Herzing University - Birmingham is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 261 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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