2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region
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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 Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 315 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Southeast Region Schools in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for health professions students. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
The excellent programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Southeast Region . UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
Out of the 315 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. USA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.
With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Emory University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Frontier Nursing University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
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Florida International University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
Duke University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #13, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.
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With a ranking of #15, Augusta University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #15, Medical University of South Carolina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. MUSC is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.
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University of Kentucky came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.
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With a ranking of #18, South University’s online programs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. South University's online programs is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.
With a ranking of #19, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.
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With a ranking of #20, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
East Carolina University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
Florida State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
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University of Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health professions students. It came in at #23 on the list. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the remote town of University.
University of Central Florida came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
With a ranking of #25, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Meharry Medical College | Nashville, TN |
| 49 | Jacksonville University | Jacksonville, FL |
| 50 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 50 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, KY |
| 52 | Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 52 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 54 | Barry University | Miami, FL |
| 54 | Campbell University | Buies Creek, NC |
| 56 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Wilmington, NC |
| 57 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 58 | University of Central Arkansas | Conway, AR |
| 59 | South University, Savannah | Savannah, GA |
| 60 | Belmont University | Nashville, TN |
| 61 | Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, KY |
| 62 | Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate, TN |
| 63 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport | Shreveport, LA |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
Majors Related to Health Professions
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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