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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$81,655 Avg Salary

Health Professions is the most popular major in the United States with 53,463 degrees and certificates 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 63 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 331 students majoring in health professions at Lynchburg, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Frontier Nursing University is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

Of the 171 students majoring in health professions at Auburn, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Alabama is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. USA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.

Women make up 77% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 292 students majoring in health professions at Samford, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree health professions programs. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

Of the 611 students majoring in health professions at VCU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

Of the 481 students majoring in health professions at UAB, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#10

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree health professions programs. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

Of the 82 students majoring in health professions at NKU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for online Health Professions students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
12 Winston - Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC

Explore the most popular online health professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
North Carolina 5,768
Virginia 6,980
Tennessee 5,227
Georgia 5,701
South Carolina 2,216
Louisiana 2,725
West Virginia 1,503
Kentucky 4,192
Arkansas 1,559
Alabama 4,979

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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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