2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts
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6,491
Bachelor's Degrees
$35,407
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Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 6,491 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.4% of all the health professions bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a bachelor's in health professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health professions programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health professions program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Elms College tops the 2021 list of our schools in Massachusetts that are best for non-traditional health professions students. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chicopee. Elms College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Massachusetts list.
The student loan default rate at Elms College is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 395 students at Elms College that take at least one class online. There are roughly 394 part time students in attendance at Elms College.
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Simmons University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Simmons not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Massachusetts list.
About 0.2% of Simmons students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,739 of Simmons students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,902 of the students at Simmons are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts Amherst as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Massachusetts ranking.
About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. About 6,786 of the students at UMass Amherst are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to American International College. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 1.5% of AIC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 504 of AIC students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 188 part time students in attendance at AIC.
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Our rankings recognize Worcester State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.
About 2.6% of Worcester State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,303 students take at least one class online at Worcester State. About 1,682 of the students at Worcester State are attending part time.
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Curry College comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Milton, Curry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Curry is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. 237 students at Curry are exclusively online. There are roughly 387 part time students in attendance at Curry.
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Boston University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Boston U also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Massachusetts rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. There are roughly 7,057 part time students in attendance at Boston U.
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Endicott College comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 885 students at Endicott are exclusively online. 887 of Endicott students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts - Lowell as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at UMass Lowell is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 5,042 students at UMass Lowell are exclusively online. 5,980 students are part time.
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Northeastern University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Northeastern also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Massachusetts list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at Northeastern is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. About 1,267 of the students at Northeastern are attending part time.
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