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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

82 Colleges
$27,110 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,863 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 82 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 15% Best Allied Health Professions Schools

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY
$9,875 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cumberlands are $9,875 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of the Cumberlands Report

$28,960 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Charleston Southern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Southeast Region . CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

CSU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,960 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Milligan University

Milligan College, TN

The excellent programs at Milligan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Southeast Region . 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 undergraduate students at Milligan are $36,140 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Milligan also is in the top 20% of our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#4

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV
$16,294 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 82 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Liberty University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of West Liberty, West Liberty University is a public college with a small student population.

West Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,294 in tuition and fees each 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. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

Harding undergraduate students pay an average of $22,230 in tuition and fees each year.

Harding also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wingate are $40,170 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wingate also is in the top 15% of our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Allied Health Professions at Wingate University Report

#7

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, University of Lynchburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Lynchburg undergraduate students pay an average of $33,500 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lynchburg is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#8

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC
$32,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Gardner - Webb University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gardner - Webb are $32,200 per year.

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#9

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS
$20,364 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Mississippi College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

MC undergraduate students pay an average of $20,364 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Mississippi College Report

$26,898 Average Tuition & Fees

Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

TNU undergraduate students pay an average of $26,898 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Trevecca Nazarene University

#11

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN
$13,981 Average Tuition & Fees

Bethel University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health professions programs. Located in the town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethel are $13,981 per year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Bethel University

#12

South University, Savannah

Savannah, GA
$18,000 Average Tuition & Fees

South University, Savannah came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. South University, Savannah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South University, Savannah are $18,000 per year.

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#12

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA
$31,140 Average Tuition & Fees

Mary Baldwin University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staunton.

Mary Baldwin undergraduate students pay an average of $31,140 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 Schools in the Southeast Region award.

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

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges 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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