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2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

42 Colleges
18,753 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,579 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaIn <nil>, health professions students earned 18,753 bachelor's degrees from a California school, making the subject the 4th in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 7.0% of all the health professions bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking analyzed 42 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.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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2021 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying health professions.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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United States University has taken the #1 spot in this year's health professions ranking for non-traditional students. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

The student loan default rate at USU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 2,428 students at USU are exclusively online. 655 of USU students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Dominican University of California as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. DUofC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in California list.

About 0.9% of DUofC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 628 students at DUofC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 238 part time students in attendance at DUofC.

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Concordia University, Irvine comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 1,909 of Concordia University, Irvine students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 672 part time students in attendance at Concordia University, Irvine.

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Mount Saint Mary's University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. MSMU also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in California rankings.

The student loan default rate at MSMU is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,440 students at MSMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 518 part time students in attendance at MSMU.

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National University
San Diego, CA

National University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 1.1% of National University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 11,960 of National University students are exclusively distance learners. About 8,705 of the students at National University are attending part time.

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San Jose State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 students are part time.

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California Baptist University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

The student loan default rate at Cal Baptist is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,638 students at Cal Baptist that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,045 part time students in attendance at Cal Baptist.

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California State University - Long Beach earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 24,806 students at CSULB that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,046 part time students in attendance at CSULB.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pacific Union College. PUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Angwin. PUC also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in California rankings.

The student loan default rate at PUC is lower than is typical, just 3.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 504 students take at least one class online at PUC. There are roughly 94 part time students in attendance at PUC.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 3,071
Hawaii 545
Oregon 2,129
Nevada 1,884
Alaska 261

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