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

12 Colleges
2,074 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,383 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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

This year's Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public health program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Indiana University - Bloomington tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional public health students. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington. As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. About 5,256 of the students at IU Bloomington are attending part time.

Full Public Health at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

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University of Illinois at Chicago earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago. UIC also made our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. There are roughly 5,712 part time students in attendance at UIC.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Illinois State University. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Illinois State has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 1.7% of Illinois State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 of UIUC students are attending part time.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Ohio State University - Main Campus comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population. Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. 8,459 students are part time.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best public health schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population. Oakland not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 1.2% of Oakland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,601 students take at least one class online at Oakland. 4,372 of Oakland students are attending part time.

Full Public Health at Oakland University Report

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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

Read full report on Public Health at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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Kent State University at Kent earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. 6,651 of Kent State students are attending part time.

Full Public Health at Kent State University at Kent Report

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Crosse. UW - La Crosse also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 4,162 students at UW - La Crosse that take at least one class online. About 1,125 of the students at UW - La Crosse are attending part time.

Full Public Health at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Report

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Governors State University
University Park, IL

Our rankings recognize Governors State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

About 2.5% of GSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,840 students take at least one class online at GSU. About 1,954 of the students at GSU are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students public health schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 569
Ohio 576
Illinois 607
Indiana 473
Wisconsin 123

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

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 12 schools only.

References

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