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2021 Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

20 Colleges
1,346 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,948 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

This year's Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in allied health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great allied health professions programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the allied health professions program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Allied Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the allied health programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of St Francis has taken the #1 spot in this year's allied health professions ranking for non-traditional students. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Saint Francis has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 1.0% of University of Saint Francis students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,704 of University of Saint Francis students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,980 part time students in attendance at University of Saint Francis.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of St Francis Report

2

Siena Heights University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best allied health professions schools for non-traditional students. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Adrian.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 734 of Siena Heights University students are exclusively distance learners. About 793 of the students at Siena Heights University are attending part time.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Siena Heights University

3

Southern Illinois University Carbondale earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale. SIUC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. 2,629 students are part time.

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Marian University
Fond Du Lac, WI

Marian University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Marian is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 401 students at Marian are exclusively online. There are roughly 419 part time students in attendance at Marian.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Marian University

5

Our rankings recognize Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population. IUPUI also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at IUPUI is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,579 students at IUPUI that take at least one class online. About 6,671 of the students at IUPUI are attending part time.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the small city of La Crosse. UW - La Crosse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 0.5% of UW - La Crosse students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,162 students at UW - La Crosse that take at least one class online. 1,125 of UW - La Crosse students are attending part time.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati. UC also made our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 17,465 students at UC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,255 part time students in attendance at UC.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Concordia University, Wisconsin earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Concordia University, Wisconsin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at Concordia University, Wisconsin is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 1,472 of Concordia University, Wisconsin students are exclusively distance learners. 1,802 students are part time.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Concordia University, Wisconsin

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Grand Valley State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,026 students at GVSU that take at least one class online. About 3,880 of the students at GVSU are attending part time.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Grand Valley State University

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Ohio State University - Main Campus comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. There are roughly 8,459 part time students in attendance at Ohio State.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best for Non-Traditional Students Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 294
Ohio 495
Illinois 219
Indiana 302
Wisconsin 186

Allied Health Professions is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 20 schools only.

References

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