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2021 Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

18 Colleges
1,280 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,441 Avg Cost*

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

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

For this year's Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a bachelor's in allied health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality allied health professions programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the allied health professions program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Allied Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying allied health.

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

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Thomas Jefferson University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional allied health professions students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Thomas Jefferson University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The student loan default rate at Thomas Jefferson University is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,099 students at Thomas Jefferson University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,287 part time students in attendance at Thomas Jefferson University.

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D'Youville College
Buffalo, NY

D'Youville College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best allied health professions schools for non-traditional students. D'Youville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo. D'Youville College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The student loan default rate at D’Youville College is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,993 students at D’Youville College that take at least one class online. 857 students are part time.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Our rankings recognize Stony Brook University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. SUNY Stony Brook also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

About 1.0% of SUNY Stony Brook students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,521 students at SUNY Stony Brook that take at least one class online. 4,151 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize St John's University - New York as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. STJ not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The student loan default rate at STJ is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,681 students take at least one class online at STJ. 7,057 of STJ students are attending part time.

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Rochester Institute of Technology earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. RIT also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

About 0.8% of RIT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,961 students at RIT that take at least one class online. 1,867 of RIT students are attending part time.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best allied health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. 7,559 students are part time.

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Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA

Gwynedd Mercy University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best allied health professions schools for non-traditional students. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Gwynedd Valley.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 639 of Gwynedd - Mercy students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 527 part time students in attendance at Gwynedd - Mercy.

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LIU Post
Brookville, NY

LIU Post comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville. LIU Post not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 197 of LIU Post students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 7,217 part time students in attendance at LIU Post.

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Our rankings recognize Misericordia University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Misericordia University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Misericordia University, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Misericordia University is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,017 students take at least one class online at Misericordia University. About 575 of the students at Misericordia University are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. There are approximately 3,407 students at Bloomsburg that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,056 part time students in attendance at Bloomsburg.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 652
Pennsylvania 541
Maryland 68
New Jersey 99
Delaware 23
District of Columbia 36

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Allied Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 18 schools only.

References

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