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

11 Colleges
3,029 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,905 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in WashingtonOut of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 3rd in Washington. In fact, 3,029 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.1% of all the health professions bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health professions programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the health professions program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in Washington that are best for non-traditional health professions students. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle. UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Washington list.

The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. About 9,705 of the students at UW Seattle are attending part time.

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Washington State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population. Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Washington list.

The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. 4,985 of Wazzu students are attending part time.

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Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gonzaga, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Washington ranking.

About 0.2% of Gonzaga students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 923 of Gonzaga students are exclusively distance learners. 661 of Gonzaga students are attending part time.

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Eastern Washington University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

About 1.3% of EWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,626 students take at least one class online at EWU. There are roughly 1,697 part time students in attendance at EWU.

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA

Our rankings recognize Seattle University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle. Seattle U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Washington list.

The student loan default rate at Seattle U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,609 students take at least one class online at Seattle U. 1,465 students are part time.

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Western Washington University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population. WWU also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Washington rankings.

About 0.5% of WWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 827 students at WWU that take at least one class online. 1,864 of WWU students are attending part time.

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Central Washington University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. CWU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. About 1,565 of the students at CWU are attending part time.

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Northwest University
Kirkland, WA

Our rankings recognize Northwest University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

The student loan default rate at Northwest University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 266 students at Northwest University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 104 part time students in attendance at Northwest University.

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Walla Walla University
College Place, WA

Walla Walla University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of College Place. Walla Walla U also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Washington rankings.

About 0.4% of Walla Walla U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 383 students at Walla Walla U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 188 part time students in attendance at Walla Walla U.

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Pacific Lutheran University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma. PLU also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Washington list, coming in at #8.

About 0.9% of PLU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 67 students at PLU that take at least one class online. 199 students are part time.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 18,294
Hawaii 545
Oregon 2,129
Nevada 1,884
Alaska 261

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