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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Allied Health Professions is the #24 most popular major in the country with 12,950 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 321 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for allied health majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Allied Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Albany Medical College the best school in the United States for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Midwestern University - Glendale is a great place for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the United States. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall B Ketchum University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, MBKU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 321 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Baylor College of Medicine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Midwestern University - Downers Grove came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Weill Cornell Medical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Weill Cornell Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Samuel Merritt University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

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A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kirksville.

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Eastern Virginia Medical School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #12 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public college with a small student population.

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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Touro University California ranked #14 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center ranked #15 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public school with a small student population.

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#16

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#17

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

Touro University Nevada ranked #17 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Henderson, Touro University Nevada is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#18

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Medical University of South Carolina did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. MUSC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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#20

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

Salus University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#21

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranked #22 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#23

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.

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Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

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Rest of the Top Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

#28

Yale University

New Haven, CT
#29

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
#33

Stephens College

Columbia, MO
#35

Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, NY
#36

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA
#37

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR
#38

Kettering College

Kettering, OH
#43

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA
#44

Elon University

Elon, NC
#48

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
49 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
50 University of Maryland - Baltimore Baltimore, MD
51 California State University - Monterey Bay Seaside, CA
52 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
53 Tufts University Medford, MA
54 Marietta College Marietta, OH
55 King’s College Wilkes-Barre, PA
56 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
57 DeSales University Center Valley, PA
58 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
59 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
60 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
61 Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN
62 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY
63 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
64 AdventHealth University Orlando, FL

Allied Health Professions by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 29 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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