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

11 Colleges
4,230 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,487 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in AlabamaIn <nil>, health professions students earned 4,230 bachelor's degrees from an Alabama school, making the subject the 2nd in the state. This means that 1.6% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Alabama 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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2021 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Alabama

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 Alabama at Birmingham tops the 2021 list of our schools in Alabama that are best for non-traditional health professions students. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UAB has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Alabama ranking.

The student loan default rate at UAB is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,202 students at UAB that take at least one class online. About 7,363 of the students at UAB are attending part time.

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University of South Alabama landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population. USA also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Alabama rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 4,252 students at USA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,444 part time students in attendance at USA.

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The University of Alabama comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa. UA also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Alabama list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 9,339 students take at least one class online at UA. 6,421 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Auburn University at Montgomery as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Montgomery, AUM is a public school with a medium-sized student population. AUM also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Alabama list, coming in at #7.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.0%. Approximately 2,079 students take at least one class online at AUM. 1,651 of AUM students are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Alabama State University. Located in the city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public college with a small student population. Alabama State also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Alabama rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 5.2%. Approximately 2,783 students take at least one class online at Alabama State. 586 of Alabama State students are attending part time.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Our rankings recognize Auburn University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population. Auburn also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Alabama rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 11,718 students take at least one class online at Auburn. About 5,257 of the students at Auburn are attending part time.

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Troy University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at TROY is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. 7,465 students at TROY are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,321 part time students in attendance at TROY.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Huntsville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAH, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Alabama ranking.

The student loan default rate at UAH is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,880 students take at least one class online at UAH. 2,739 students are part time.

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Jacksonville State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 2.4% of Jacksonville State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,335 students at Jacksonville State University that take at least one class online. About 2,811 of the students at Jacksonville State University are attending part time.

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University of North Alabama earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

About 4.0% of UNA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,305 students at UNA are exclusively online. About 3,399 of the students at UNA are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 6,464
Florida 16,939
Virginia 5,579
Mississippi 2,122
Georgia 6,206
West Virginia 1,641
Tennessee 4,856
South Carolina 3,081
Louisiana 3,478
Kentucky 3,762
Arkansas 2,496

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