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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Health Professions 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 Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in North Carolina to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

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

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great place for health professions students. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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#5

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

The excellent programs at Campbell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in North Carolina. Campbell is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buies Creek.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

Western Carolina University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in North Carolina ranking. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

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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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