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2021 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

11 Colleges
1,036 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,119 Avg Cost*

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

This year's Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in medical prep. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health/medical prep programs 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 health/medical prep programs program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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The University of Findlay has taken the #1 spot in this year's health/medical prep programs ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Findlay also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

About 1.2% of Findlay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,345 students take at least one class online at Findlay. 2,034 students are part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ball State University. Ball State is a large public school located in the city of Muncie. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Ball State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 7,100 students take at least one class online at Ball State. There are roughly 6,060 part time students in attendance at Ball State.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best health/medical prep programs schools for non-traditional students. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at GVSU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,026 students at GVSU that take at least one class online. 3,880 students are part time.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best health/medical prep programs schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. 6,651 of Kent State students are attending part time.

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Dominican University
River Forest, IL

Our rankings recognize Dominican University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dominican U, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 1,958 students take at least one class online at Dominican U. About 810 of the students at Dominican U are attending part time.

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Northern Illinois University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population. NIU also made our Best Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #8.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. There are roughly 4,345 part time students in attendance at NIU.

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Benedictine University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best health/medical prep programs schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 1,732 students at Benedictine U that take at least one class online. 1,223 students are part time.

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Cleveland State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best health/medical prep programs schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 5,187 students at Cleveland State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,202 part time students in attendance at Cleveland State University.

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University of Dayton earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton. UDayton not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 0.5% of UDayton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,652 students take at least one class online at UDayton. There are roughly 1,171 part time students in attendance at UDayton.

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Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of University Center.

About 1.7% of Saginaw Valley State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,022 students take at least one class online at Saginaw Valley State University. 1,582 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students health/medical prep programs colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 99
Ohio 469
Illinois 333
Indiana 177
Wisconsin 2

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Health/Medical Prep Programs has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 11 schools only.

References

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