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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region

104 Colleges
$48,863 Avg Salary
$18,936 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 104 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found University of Lynchburg to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The excellent programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Southeast Region . NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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The excellent programs at Lincoln Memorial University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Southeast Region . LMU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Harrogate.

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#4

Barry University

Miami, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Barry University is a great place for allied health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Medical University of South Carolina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students. MUSC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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#8

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

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Eastern Virginia Medical School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. 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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#12

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #12 on the list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon.

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#13

South University, Savannah

Savannah, GA

South University, Savannah ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. South University, Savannah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.

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#14

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #14 on the list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Allied Health Professions students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Florida International University Miami, FL
17 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
17 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
19 Wingate University Wingate, NC
19 Augusta University Augusta, GA

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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