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

13 Colleges
3,821 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,625 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in KentuckyOut of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Kentucky. In fact, 3,821 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 1.4% 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 Kentucky ranking looked at 13 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 Kentucky

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

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Spalding University
Louisville, KY

Spalding University has taken the #1 spot in this year's health professions ranking for non-traditional students. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Spalding, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Kentucky ranking.

About 1.5% of Spalding students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 589 students at Spalding that take at least one class online. There are roughly 447 part time students in attendance at Spalding.

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Our rankings recognize University of Kentucky as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Kentucky ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 8,399 students at UK that take at least one class online. 4,117 students are part time.

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Eastern Kentucky University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Eastern has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Kentucky ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. Approximately 5,888 students take at least one class online at Eastern. 4,026 of Eastern students are attending part time.

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Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY

Our rankings recognize Bellarmine University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellarmine U, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Kentucky ranking.

The student loan default rate at Bellarmine U is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 230 students at Bellarmine U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 532 part time students in attendance at Bellarmine U.

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University of Louisville earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Kentucky ranking.

About 1.7% of UofL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,578 students at UofL that take at least one class online. 6,267 students are part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Murray State University. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray. Murray State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Kentucky rankings.

The student loan default rate at Murray State is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,506 students take at least one class online at Murray State. About 2,929 of the students at Murray State are attending part time.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, WKU has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Kentucky ranking.

About 2.1% of WKU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,291 students take at least one class online at WKU. About 4,635 of the students at WKU are attending part time.

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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

Our rankings recognize Northern Kentucky University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NKU has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Kentucky ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. 6,629 students at NKU are exclusively online. About 7,069 of the students at NKU are attending part time.

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Midway University
Midway, KY

Midway University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Midway is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Midway.

About 3.5% of Midway students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 551 of Midway students are exclusively distance learners. 357 of Midway students are attending part time.

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Morehead State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Morehead. Morehead State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Kentucky list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. Approximately 3,653 students take at least one class online at Morehead State University. About 4,015 of the students at Morehead State University 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
Alabama 4,516
Georgia 6,206
West Virginia 1,641
Tennessee 4,856
South Carolina 3,081
Louisiana 3,478
Arkansas 2,496

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