2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 269,520 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, health professions is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
This year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 745 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in health professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health professions programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health professions program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Health Professions Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying health professions.
Top 25 Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
D'Youville College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional health professions students. Located in the large city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. D'Youville College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 1,993 students at D’Youville College that take at least one class online. About 857 of the students at D’Youville College are attending part time.
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Thomas Jefferson University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Thomas Jefferson University has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 4,099 students take at least one class online at Thomas Jefferson University. About 2,287 of the students at Thomas Jefferson University are attending part time.
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Viterbo University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Viterbo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 717 students at Viterbo that take at least one class online. About 646 of the students at Viterbo are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Providence. Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population. University of Providence excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.0%. 490 of University of Providence students are exclusively distance learners. About 148 of the students at University of Providence are attending part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Molloy College. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre. Molloy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 2,193 students at Molloy that take at least one class online. 1,963 students are part time.
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Capella University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 30,933 part time students in attendance at Capella University.
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Western Governors University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
The student loan default rate at WGU is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 150,116 students at WGU and they are all exclusively distance learners.
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Our rankings recognize Immaculata University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Immaculata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Immaculata. Immaculata excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.
The student loan default rate at Immaculata is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 716 students at Immaculata that take at least one class online. 1,282 of Immaculata students are attending part time.
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United States University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 1.2% of USU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,428 students at USU are exclusively online. There are roughly 655 part time students in attendance at USU.
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Rivier University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Rivier also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.5% of Rivier students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 733 of Rivier students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,262 part time students in attendance at Rivier.
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Our rankings recognize Walden University as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 27,673 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize College of Saint Elizabeth as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. CSE also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.3%. Approximately 336 students take at least one class online at CSE. There are roughly 420 part time students in attendance at CSE.
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Ursuline College landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Ursuline College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pepper Pike. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Ursuline College also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 2.9% of Ursuline College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 348 students take at least one class online at Ursuline College. There are roughly 431 part time students in attendance at Ursuline College.
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The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 2.7% of Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,661 students at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are exclusively online. About 8,171 of the students at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are attending part time.
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Florida National University - Main Campus earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Hialeah, Florida National University - Main Campus is a private for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Florida National University - Main Campus also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. Approximately 1,674 students take at least one class online at Florida National University - Main Campus. About 1,174 of the students at Florida National University - Main Campus are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Gwynedd Mercy University as the #16 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Gwynedd Valley, Gwynedd - Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Gwynedd - Mercy is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.
About 1.3% of Gwynedd - Mercy students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 639 of Gwynedd - Mercy students are exclusively distance learners. About 527 of the students at Gwynedd - Mercy are attending part time.
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Holy Family University landed the #17 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Holy Family is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Holy Family also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions ranking.
About 1.8% of Holy Family students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,624 students at Holy Family that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,086 part time students in attendance at Holy Family.
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The University of Texas at Arlington earned the #18 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UT Arlington is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.
The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. There are roughly 22,217 part time students in attendance at UT Arlington.
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The #19 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Dominican University of California. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of San Rafael. DUofC also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions list, coming in at #9.
The student loan default rate at DUofC is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 628 students take at least one class online at DUofC. There are roughly 238 part time students in attendance at DUofC.
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Our rankings recognize University of Saint Joseph as the #20 school in this year's rankings. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford. USJ excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 442 students at USJ that take at least one class online. 607 students are part time.
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The #21 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oregon Institute of Technology. OIT is a small public school located in the town of Klamath Falls. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, OIT also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 862 students at OIT that take at least one class online. 2,645 students are part time.
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Kansas State University earned the #22 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, K -State also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions ranking.
The student loan default rate at K -State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,181 students take at least one class online at K -State. 3,739 of K -State students are attending part time.
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University of St Francis comes in at #23 in this year's ranking. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Saint Francis also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions 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. 1,980 students are part time.
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Drexel University earned the #24 spot in our 2021 rankings. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. Drexel excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. 5,829 of Drexel students are attending part time.
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University of Illinois at Chicago earned the #25 spot in our 2021 rankings. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIC also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions ranking.
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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