a master's degree in physiology & pathology sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #73 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for physiology & pathology sciences students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 127 master's degrees in physiology & pathology sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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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
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to physiology & pathology sciences students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of physiology & pathology sciences students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for physiology & pathology sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physiology & pathology sciences related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for physiology & pathology sciences students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Physiology & Pathology Sciences Schools
The physiology 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 Physiology & Pathology Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina.
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It is difficult to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in physiology & pathology sciences. NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the physiology program earn about $31,836 in their early career salary.
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.
by our College Data Analytics Team
