2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
83Colleges
23,096Bachelor's Degrees
$27,492Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 83 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 the Plains States Region
Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Capella University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional health professions students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.1% of Capella University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. About 30,933 of the students at Capella University are attending part time.
Walden University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The student loan default rate at Walden University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. About 27,673 of the students at Walden University are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kansas State University. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan. K -State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 0.9% of K -State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,181 students take at least one class online at K -State. 3,739 of K -State students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The College of Saint Scholastica. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. St. Scholastica also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #9.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 1,006 of St. Scholastica students are exclusively distance learners. About 751 of the students at St. Scholastica are attending part time.
Maryville University of Saint Louis comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Maryville U is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at Maryville U is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 7,202 of Maryville U students are exclusively distance learners. 6,662 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize St Catherine University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. St. Kate's excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at St. Kate’s is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,150 students at St. Kate’s that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,608 part time students in attendance at St. Kate’s.
MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 2.7% of MNU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 218 of MNU students are exclusively distance learners. 587 of MNU students are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Creighton University. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Creighton, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 1,694 of Creighton students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,359 of the students at Creighton are attending part time.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 1,722 of Rasmussen University - Minnesota students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,039 of the students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are attending part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
Iowa State University landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames. Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.7% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. About 3,155 of the students at Iowa State are attending part time.
Metropolitan State University comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
The student loan default rate at Metro State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,941 students at Metro State that take at least one class online. 4,032 students are part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region award.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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