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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in North Carolina

15 Colleges
$48,405 Avg Salary
$20,881 Avg Student Debt

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 5,768 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in North Carolina to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online health professions programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for health professions students pursuing an online degree. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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#3

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

The excellent online programs at Winston - Salem State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for health professions students pursuing an online degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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The excellent online programs at Lenoir - Rhyne University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

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#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

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Appalachian State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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