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2021 Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

20 Colleges
1,346 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,948 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

This year's Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in allied health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great allied health professions programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the allied health professions program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Allied Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of St Francis has taken the #1 spot in this year's allied health professions ranking for non-traditional students. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Saint Francis has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 1.0% of University of Saint Francis students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,704 students at University of Saint Francis are exclusively online. About 1,980 of the students at University of Saint Francis are attending part time.

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Siena Heights University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best allied health professions schools for non-traditional students. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Adrian.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 734 students at Siena Heights University are exclusively online. There are roughly 793 part time students in attendance at Siena Heights University.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale. SIUC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 2.4% of SIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,640 students take at least one class online at SIUC. 2,629 of SIUC students are attending part time.

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Marian University
Fond Du Lac, WI

Marian University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 401 of Marian students are exclusively distance learners. About 419 of the students at Marian are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population. IUPUI also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

About 1.3% of IUPUI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,579 students take at least one class online at IUPUI. About 6,671 of the students at IUPUI are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Crosse. UW - La Crosse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 0.5% of UW - La Crosse students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,162 students take at least one class online at UW - La Crosse. There are roughly 1,125 part time students in attendance at UW - La Crosse.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati. UC also made our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.

About 1.7% of UC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 17,465 students at UC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,255 part time students in attendance at UC.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Concordia University, Wisconsin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 1.5% of Concordia University, Wisconsin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,472 students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are exclusively online. About 1,802 of the students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are attending part time.

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Grand Valley State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. There are roughly 3,880 part time students in attendance at GVSU.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 294
Ohio 495
Illinois 219
Indiana 302
Wisconsin 186

Allied Health Professions is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 20 schools only.

References

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