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2021 Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

16 Colleges
5,997 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,064 Avg Cost*

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

This year's Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer a bachelor's in health science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health sciences & services programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health sciences & services program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1
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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional health sciences & services students. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NUS Florida has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at NUS Florida is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 5,804 of NUS Florida students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,091 part time students in attendance at NUS Florida.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Nova Southeastern University

2
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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern Kentucky University. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population. NKU also made our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #7.

About 2.2% of NKU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,629 of NKU students are exclusively distance learners. About 7,069 of the students at NKU are attending part time.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Northern Kentucky University

3

University of Central Florida earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Southeast Region ranking.

About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. There are roughly 23,575 part time students in attendance at UCF.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at University of Central Florida

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University of North Florida comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. UNF is a large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville. UNF not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Southeast Region list.

About 1.2% of UNF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,525 students at UNF that take at least one class online. 5,162 students are part time.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at University of North Florida

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University of South Florida - Main Campus comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa. USF Tampa not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Southeast Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 22,899 students take at least one class online at USF Tampa. 13,938 students are part time.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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Florida Gulf Coast University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers. As a testament to the quality of education offered at FGCU, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 5,017 students take at least one class online at FGCU. 3,843 students are part time.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Florida Gulf Coast University Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #7 school in this year's rankings. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Southeast Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. 11,205 students are part time.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at University of Florida

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The University of West Florida landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best health sciences & services schools for non-traditional students. UWF is a large public school located in the city of Pensacola.

The student loan default rate at UWF is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 6,498 students at UWF are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,461 part time students in attendance at UWF.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at The University of West Florida

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best health sciences & services schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 5,279 of A-State students are exclusively distance learners. 6,811 students are part time.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 3,830 of UA Little Rock students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,141 part time students in attendance at UA Little Rock.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students health sciences & services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,934
Georgia 489
Tennessee 42
North Carolina 134
Virginia 88
South Carolina 87
Kentucky 271
Alabama 216
Louisiana 205
Mississippi 56
Arkansas 94
West Virginia 29

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Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 16 schools only.

References

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