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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

29 Colleges
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Georgia. In fact, 5,701 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in Georgia 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 Professions program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the most popular school in Georgia for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University’s online programs. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Out of the 29 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Augusta University Report

#5

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Out of the 29 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon.

Of the 217 students majoring in health professions at Mercer, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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South University, Savannah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. South University, Savannah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.

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

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Valdosta State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 91% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #8, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

Of the 107 students majoring in health professions at UGA, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Columbus State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, CSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#10

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #10, Georgia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Georgia Southern University Report

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools 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
North Carolina 5,768
West Virginia 1,503
Louisiana 2,725
South Carolina 2,216
Kentucky 4,192
Arkansas 1,559
Alabama 4,979

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 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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