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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health sciences and services was ranked #105 in the country. In fact 1,746 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Meharry Medical College

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Meharry Medical College to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Nashville, Meharry Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 73% of the health science majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 32% are male.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Central Florida Report

#3

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

Women make up 49% of the health science majors at the school.

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#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in health science at NUS Florida, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Nova Southeastern University

#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The in-demand master’s degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the health science majors at the school.

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Georgia College & State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#7

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in health science at NKU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 94% of the health science majors at the school.

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Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the health science majors at the school.

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#9

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

Women make up 75% of the health science majors at the school.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 40
Florida 233
Georgia 23
Tennessee 122
Kentucky 70
Louisiana 9
Alabama 24
South Carolina 0
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 32

One of 29 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 15 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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