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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

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.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in North Carolina 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in North Carolina for health professions students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

About 77% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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

Full Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

Lenoir - Rhyne University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 162 students majoring in health professions at Lenoir - Rhyne University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#7

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

Of the 126 students majoring in health professions at Wake Forest University, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Health Professions at Wake Forest University Report

#8

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Campbell is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Buies Creek.

Of the 122 students majoring in health professions at Campbell, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Western Carolina University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

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

Read full report on Health Professions at Western Carolina University

University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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
Georgia 5,701
South Carolina 2,216
Louisiana 2,725
West Virginia 1,503
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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