2025 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Ranked #18 in popularity, allied health professions is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 10 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of allied health professions. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 566 master's degrees in allied health professions during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Allied Health Professions School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of allied health professions for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality allied health program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on allied health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of allied health professions students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt allied health professions students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for allied health professions students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Allied Health Professions Schools

The allied health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in allied health professions.

10 Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Allied Health

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

89 Annual Graduates

$115,890 Median Starting Salary

Duke University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in allied health professions. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions major at Duke University earn $12,497 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Duke University

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

22 Annual Graduates

$105,700 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in allied health professions needs to check out University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill receive an earnings boost of around $2,307 over the typical income of allied health professions graduates.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

24 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in allied health professions has to look into University of North Carolina at Charlotte. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

4

Elon University
Elon, NC

39 Annual Graduates

$105,947 Median Starting Salary

Elon University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in allied health professions. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from Elon University get an earnings boost of approximately $2,554 over the typical earnings of allied health professions majors.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Elon University

5

Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC

18 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Misenheimer, Pfeiffer University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Pfeiffer University

6

Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC

53 Annual Graduates

$116,635 Median Starting Salary

Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from Campbell University get an earnings boost of around $13,242 above the average earnings of allied health professions majors.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Campbell University

7

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

33 Annual Graduates

$107,773 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from East Carolina University earn $4,380 more than the typical allied health grad.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from East Carolina University

8

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

8 Annual Graduates

UNCW is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of North Carolina at Wilmington

9

Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC

37 Annual Graduates

$110,028 Median Starting Salary

Located in the rural area of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from Gardner - Webb University make $6,635 more than the average allied health student.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Gardner - Webb University

10

Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC

39 Annual Graduates

$113,608 Median Starting Salary

Methodist is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions program at Methodist University get $10,215 more than the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Methodist University

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	737
Georgia	190	265
Virginia	182	387
Tennessee	166	410
Alabama	151	137
Kentucky	147	161
Louisiana	147	101
South Carolina	146	242
Mississippi	145	41
Arkansas	121	102
West Virginia	112	95

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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Allied Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	501
Athletic Training	50
Respiratory Care Therapy	10
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	5

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	958
Public Health	504
Health & Medical Administrative Services	326
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	259
Mental & Social Health Services	245
Communication Sciences	193
Medical Illustration & Informatics	84
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	51
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	43
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	41

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.