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2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

29 Colleges
13,864 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,625 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IllinoisHealth Professions is the most popular major in Illinois with 13,864 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>. This means that of the 269,520 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 5.1% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of St Francis has taken the #1 spot in this year's health professions ranking for non-traditional students. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet. University of Saint Francis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Illinois list.

About 1.0% of University of Saint Francis students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,704 of University of Saint Francis students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,980 part time students in attendance at University of Saint Francis.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Illinois ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,712 part time students in attendance at UIC.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NIU has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Illinois ranking.

About 2.1% of NIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,345 part time students in attendance at NIU.

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Illinois State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal. Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Illinois list.

About 1.7% of Illinois State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State 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. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. There are approximately 1,958 students at Dominican U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 810 part time students in attendance at Dominican U.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. Approximately 7,500 students take at least one class online at SIUE. About 3,603 of the students at SIUE are attending part time.

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Lewis University. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lewis, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Illinois ranking.

About 1.4% of Lewis students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,947 students at Lewis that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,022 part time students in attendance at Lewis.

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Our rankings recognize Benedictine University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

About 1.1% of Benedictine U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,732 students at Benedictine U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,223 part time students in attendance at Benedictine U.

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Governors State University
University Park, IL

The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Governors State University. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

About 2.5% of GSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,840 students take at least one class online at GSU. About 1,954 of the students at GSU are attending part time.

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Olivet Nazarene University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 949 students at Olivet Nazarene are exclusively online. There are roughly 900 part time students in attendance at Olivet Nazarene.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7,571
Ohio 12,086
Indiana 8,360
Wisconsin 4,311

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