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2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

745 Colleges
269,520 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,449 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsWith 269,520 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, health professions is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

This year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 745 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in health professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health professions programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health professions program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

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

Top 25 Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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D'Youville College
Buffalo, NY

D'Youville College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional health professions students. Located in the large city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. D'Youville College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 1,993 students at D’Youville College that take at least one class online. There are roughly 857 part time students in attendance at D’Youville College.

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Thomas Jefferson University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Thomas Jefferson University has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions ranking.

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

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Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI

Viterbo University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Viterbo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.

The student loan default rate at Viterbo is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 717 students take at least one class online at Viterbo. About 646 of the students at Viterbo are attending part time.

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University of Providence
Great Falls, MT

The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Providence. Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. University of Providence excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.0%. 490 students at University of Providence are exclusively online. About 148 of the students at University of Providence are attending part time.

Full Health Professions at University of Providence Report

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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY

The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Molloy College. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre. Molloy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 2,193 students at Molloy that take at least one class online. 1,963 students are part time.

Full Health Professions at Molloy College Report

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 1.1% of Capella University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 38,716 students take classes exclusively online at Capella University. 30,933 of Capella University students are attending part time.

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 150,116 students at WGU and they are all exclusively distance learners.

Full Health Professions at Western Governors University Report

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Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA

Our rankings recognize Immaculata University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Immaculata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Immaculata. Immaculata excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.

The student loan default rate at Immaculata is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 716 students at Immaculata that take at least one class online. About 1,282 of the students at Immaculata are attending part time.

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United States University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at USU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 2,428 students at USU are exclusively online. 655 students are part time.

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Rivier University
Nashua, NH

Rivier University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Rivier also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 1.5% of Rivier students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 733 students at Rivier are exclusively online. About 1,262 of the students at Rivier are attending part time.

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Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

Our rankings recognize Walden University as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Walden University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. All 46,455 students take classes exclusively online at Walden University. About 27,673 of the students at Walden University are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize College of Saint Elizabeth as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. CSE also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

About 4.3% of CSE students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 336 students take at least one class online at CSE. There are roughly 420 part time students in attendance at CSE.

Full Health Professions at College of Saint Elizabeth Report

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Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH

Ursuline College landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Ursuline College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pepper Pike. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Ursuline College also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. Approximately 348 students take at least one class online at Ursuline College. About 431 of the students at Ursuline College are attending part time.

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The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

About 2.7% of Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,661 students at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are exclusively online. 8,171 students are part time.

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Florida National University - Main Campus earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Hialeah, Florida National University - Main Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Florida National University - Main Campus also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions ranking.

The student loan default rate at Florida National University - Main Campus is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,674 students at Florida National University - Main Campus that take at least one class online. 1,174 students are part time.

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Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA

Our rankings recognize Gwynedd Mercy University as the #16 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Gwynedd Valley, Gwynedd - Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Gwynedd - Mercy is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 639 students at Gwynedd - Mercy are exclusively online. 527 of Gwynedd - Mercy students are attending part time.

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Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA

Holy Family University landed the #17 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Holy Family is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Holy Family also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions ranking.

About 1.8% of Holy Family students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,624 students take at least one class online at Holy Family. About 1,086 of the students at Holy Family are attending part time.

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The University of Texas at Arlington earned the #18 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UT Arlington is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.

About 1.4% of UT Arlington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. About 22,217 of the students at UT Arlington are attending part time.

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The #19 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Dominican University of California. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Rafael. DUofC also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions list, coming in at #9.

The student loan default rate at DUofC is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 628 students take at least one class online at DUofC. 238 students are part time.

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CT

Our rankings recognize University of Saint Joseph as the #20 school in this year's rankings. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford. USJ excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.

About 0.7% of USJ students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 442 students at USJ that take at least one class online. About 607 of the students at USJ are attending part time.

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The #21 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oregon Institute of Technology. OIT is a small public school located in the remote town of Klamath Falls. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, OIT also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 862 students take at least one class online at OIT. About 2,645 of the students at OIT are attending part time.

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Kansas State University earned the #22 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, K -State also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions ranking.

The student loan default rate at K -State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,181 students take at least one class online at K -State. 3,739 of K -State students are attending part time.

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University of St Francis comes in at #23 in this year's ranking. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Saint Francis also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions ranking.

The student loan default rate at University of Saint Francis is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. 1,704 students at University of Saint Francis are exclusively online. 1,980 students are part time.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University earned the #24 spot in our 2021 rankings. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. Drexel excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions list.

About 0.9% of Drexel students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,249 students at Drexel that take at least one class online. About 5,829 of the students at Drexel are attending part time.

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University of Illinois at Chicago earned the #25 spot in our 2021 rankings. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIC also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions ranking.

The student loan default rate at UIC is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. 5,712 of UIC students are attending part time.

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Rest of the Top 50 Schools for Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

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Adelphi University
Garden City, NY
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Elms College
Chicopee, MA
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LIU Post
Brookville, NY
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Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL
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Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN
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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

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Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 745 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
52 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
53 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
54 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
55 New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM
56 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
57 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
58 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
59 George Washington University Washington, DC
60 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
61 Creighton University Omaha, NE
62 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
63 Rasmussen University - Minnesota St. Cloud, MN
64 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
65 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
66 Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NY
67 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
68 Concordia University, Irvine Irvine, CA
69 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
70 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
71 Iowa State University Ames, IA
72 Winston - Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC
73 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
74 New York University New York, NY
75 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
76 Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA
77 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
78 Regis University Denver, CO
79 Lehman College Bronx, NY
80 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI
81 Marymount University Arlington, VA
82 University of North Texas Denton, TX
83 Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN
84 Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY
85 Excelsior University Albany, NY
86 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
87 Mount Saint Mary’s University Los Angeles, CA
88 East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
89 Russell Sage College Troy, NY
90 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
91 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH
92 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
93 Weber State University Ogden, UT
94 Concordia University, Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN
95 Trident University International Cypress, CA
96 National University San Diego, CA
97 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
98 Alvernia University Reading, PA
99 Utica College Utica, NY
100 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
101 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX
102 Marian University Indianapolis, IN
103 Florida International University Miami, FL
104 Marian University Fond Du Lac, WI
105 College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE
106 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
107 Pace University - New York New York, NY
108 University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA
109 SUNY Delhi Delhi, NY
110 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
111 Union University Jackson, TN

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying Health Professions that almost earned our Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.

Rank College Location
112 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
113 Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester, NY
114 Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS
115 Siena Heights University Adrian, MI
116 Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD
117 Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ
118 University of Phoenix - Arizona Phoenix, AZ
119 Towson University Towson, MD
120 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK
121 Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA
122 California Baptist University Riverside, CA
123 Illinois State University Normal, IL
124 American International College Springfield, MA
125 Concordia University - Portland Portland, OR
126 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
127 Utah State University Logan, UT
128 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
129 St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL
130 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
131 Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Standish, ME
132 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
133 Winona State University Winona, MN
134 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
135 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC
136 University of Holy Cross New Orleans, LA
137 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA
138 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
139 Pacific Union College Angwin, CA
140 California State University - Stanislaus Turlock, CA
141 University of Delaware Newark, DE
142 Monroe College Bronx, NY
143 California State University - Dominguez Hills Carson, CA
144 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
145 Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH
146 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
147 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
148 Goshen College Goshen, IN
149 Ball State University Muncie, IN

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