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

23 Colleges
1,841 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,343 Avg Cost*

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

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

This year's Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 23 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 Southeast 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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Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Emory University has taken the #1 spot in this year's allied health professions ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Emory also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Southeast Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Emory is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. There are roughly 1,395 part time students in attendance at Emory.

Full Allied Health Professions at Emory University Report

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Our rankings recognize University of Charleston as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Charleston.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. 1,555 students at UC are exclusively online. 1,213 of UC students are attending part time.

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Valencia College
Orlando, FL

Valencia College earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the city of Orlando.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. 26,377 students at Valencia College are exclusively online. There are roughly 29,018 part time students in attendance at Valencia College.

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Augusta University
Augusta, GA

Augusta University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best allied health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Augusta University has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Augusta University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,197 students at Augusta University that take at least one class online. About 1,848 of the students at Augusta University are attending part time.

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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best allied health professions schools for non-traditional students. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond. VCU also made our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. 5,055 students are part time.

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Georgia Southern University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best allied health professions schools for non-traditional students. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro. GaSou also made our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #9.

About 1.0% of GaSou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,579 students take at least one class online at GaSou. 6,344 of GaSou students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of South Alabama as the #7 school in this year's rankings. USA is a large public school located in the city of Mobile.

About 2.3% of USA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,252 students at USA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,444 part time students in attendance at USA.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNC Charlotte not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Southeast Region list.

About 1.7% of UNC Charlotte students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,634 students take at least one class online at UNC Charlotte. 7,045 of UNC Charlotte students are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Carolina University. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 2.3% of WCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,712 part time students in attendance at WCU.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.8%. 5,928 students at NSU are exclusively online. 4,844 students are part time.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 395
Georgia 261
Tennessee 199
North Carolina 229
Virginia 153
South Carolina 47
Kentucky 149
Alabama 199
Louisiana 170
Mississippi 51
Arkansas 160
West Virginia 89

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 23 schools only.

References

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