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

23 Colleges
1,841 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,343 Avg Cost*

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

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

This year's Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 23 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 Southeast 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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Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Emory University has taken the #1 spot in this year's allied health professions ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Emory also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Southeast Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 6,651 students at Emory that take at least one class online. 1,395 students are part time.

Full Allied Health Professions at Emory University Report

2

Our rankings recognize University of Charleston as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Charleston.

About 1.9% of UC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,555 students at UC are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,213 part time students in attendance at UC.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of Charleston

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Valencia College
Orlando, FL

Valencia College earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the large city of Orlando.

The student loan default rate at Valencia College is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. 26,377 of Valencia College students are exclusively distance learners. 29,018 of Valencia College students are attending part time.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Valencia College

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Augusta University
Augusta, GA

Augusta University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best allied health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Augusta University has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 4,197 students take at least one class online at Augusta University. 1,848 students are part time.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Augusta University

5

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best allied health professions schools for non-traditional students. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond. VCU also made our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 19,039 students at VCU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at VCU.

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6

Georgia Southern University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best allied health professions schools for non-traditional students. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro. GaSou also made our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #9.

About 1.0% of GaSou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,579 students take at least one class online at GaSou. There are roughly 6,344 part time students in attendance at GaSou.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Georgia Southern University

7

Our rankings recognize University of South Alabama as the #7 school in this year's rankings. USA is a large public school located in the city of Mobile.

The student loan default rate at USA is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,252 students take at least one class online at USA. About 2,444 of the students at USA are attending part time.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNC Charlotte not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Southeast Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 16,634 students take at least one class online at UNC Charlotte. About 7,045 of the students at UNC Charlotte are attending part time.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Carolina University. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. 2,712 students are part time.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Western Carolina University

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.8%. 5,928 of NSU students are exclusively distance learners. 4,844 students are part time.

Full Allied Health Professions at Northwestern State University of Louisiana Report

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

Explore the best for non-traditional students allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 395
Georgia 261
Tennessee 199
North Carolina 229
Virginia 153
South Carolina 47
Kentucky 149
Alabama 199
Louisiana 170
Mississippi 51
Arkansas 160
West Virginia 89

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 23 schools only.

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