2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
118Colleges
44,834Bachelor's Degrees
$29,028Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 118 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health professions programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the health professions program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Viterbo University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional health professions students. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse. Viterbo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 717 students at Viterbo that take at least one class online. 646 students are part time.
Ursuline College comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Pepper Pike, Ursuline College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. Ursuline College excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 2.9% of Ursuline College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 348 students at Ursuline College that take at least one class online. 431 of Ursuline College students are attending part time.
University of St Francis earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, University of Saint Francis also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 1,704 of University of Saint Francis students are exclusively distance learners. 1,980 of University of Saint Francis students are attending part time.
University of Illinois at Chicago comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population. UIC also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 0.7% of UIC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. 5,712 students are part time.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UC also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 17,465 students at UC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,255 part time students in attendance at UC.
The University of Findlay comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Findlay has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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. About 2,034 of the students at Findlay are attending part time.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,459 part time students in attendance at Ohio State.
Eastern Michigan University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at Eastern Michigan is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,247 students take at least one class online at Eastern Michigan. 5,430 of Eastern Michigan students are attending part time.
University of Wisconsin - Madison earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 students are part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Purdue University - Main Campus. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Purdue has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Purdue students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,239 students at Purdue that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,612 part time students in attendance at Purdue.
Our rankings recognize Northern Illinois University as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, NIU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. 4,345 of NIU students are attending part time.
Ohio University - Athens Campus comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, OHIO Athens also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 11,926 students take at least one class online at OHIO Athens. About 7,245 of the students at OHIO Athens are attending part time.
Miami University - Oxford landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Miami University - Oxford also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Miami University - Oxford is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,388 students at Miami University - Oxford that take at least one class online. 1,700 of Miami University - Oxford students are attending part time.
University of Detroit Mercy comes in at #14 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Detroit Mercy has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Detroit Mercy students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,161 students at Detroit Mercy that take at least one class online. About 1,321 of the students at Detroit Mercy are attending part time.
Marian University earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Marian is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 1,149 students at Marian that take at least one class online. 885 students are part time.
Marian University comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fond Du Lac.
The student loan default rate at Marian is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 401 students at Marian are exclusively online. There are roughly 419 part time students in attendance at Marian.
The #17 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Siena Heights University. Located in the distant town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 1.2% of Siena Heights University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 734 of Siena Heights University students are exclusively distance learners. 793 students are part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region award.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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