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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina

13 Colleges
$57,101 Avg Salary
$17,726 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You

With 566 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #13 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for allied health majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Elon University

Elon, NC

The excellent programs at Elon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in North Carolina. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Elon.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for allied health professions students. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wingate University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

High Point University

High Point, NC

High Point University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina list. High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of High Point.

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#7

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina ranking. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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#9

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hickory.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 681
Florida 744
Georgia 265
Tennessee 437
Kentucky 161
Louisiana 101
Alabama 137
South Carolina 242
Mississippi 41
Arkansas 105
West Virginia 95

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 13 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).

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