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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

82 Colleges
$14,555 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$95,097 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was ranked #24 in the country. In fact 12,950 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 82 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 15% Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Cumberlands the best value school in the Southeast Region for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of the Cumberlands

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charleston Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charleston.

CSU graduate students pay an average of $5,085 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Charleston Southern University

#3

Milligan University

Milligan College, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Milligan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Milligan College, Milligan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Milligan are $9,796 per year.

Milligan excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#4

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Liberty University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of West Liberty, West Liberty University is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Liberty University are $8,280 a year.

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#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harding University is a great value for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harding are $11,080 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Harding also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Harding University

#6

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Wingate graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in tuition and fees each year.

Wingate also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Mississippi College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MC are $12,796 per year.

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Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

TNU graduate students pay an average of $11,585 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Trevecca Nazarene University

#10

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

With a ranking of #10, Bethel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel are $11,723 per year.

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#11

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

Mary Baldwin University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staunton.

Mary Baldwin graduate students pay an average of $13,170 in tuition and fees each year.

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#11

South University, Savannah

Savannah, GA

With a ranking of #11, South University, Savannah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. South University, Savannah is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South University, Savannah are $16,320 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at South University, Savannah Report

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 Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Elon University Elon, NC
14 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
15 Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, VA
16 Lenoir - Rhyne University Hickory, NC

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 681
Florida 744
Georgia 265
North Carolina 566
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 25 schools only.

  • 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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