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

45 Colleges
12,070 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,852 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in PennsylvaniaOut of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 12,070 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 4.5% of all the health professions bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in health professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health professions programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health professions program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Thomas Jefferson University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Pennsylvania that are best for non-traditional health professions students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Thomas Jefferson University has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Pennsylvania ranking.

About 0.7% of Thomas Jefferson University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,099 students take at least one class online at Thomas Jefferson University. 2,287 students are part time.

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Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA

Our rankings recognize Immaculata University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Immaculata, Immaculata is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Immaculata also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 716 students take at least one class online at Immaculata. There are roughly 1,282 part time students in attendance at Immaculata.

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Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA

Gwynedd Mercy University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Gwynedd Valley. Gwynedd - Mercy 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 Pennsylvania 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

Our rankings recognize Holy Family University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Holy Family also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Pennsylvania list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

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. 1,086 students are part time.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Drexel University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Drexel also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Pennsylvania rankings.

The student loan default rate at Drexel is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 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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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh. Pitt also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at Pitt is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,643 students take at least one class online at Pitt. About 6,672 of the students at Pitt are attending part time.

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Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA

Carlow University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

About 2.5% of Carlow students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,112 students at Carlow that take at least one class online. About 789 of the students at Carlow are attending part time.

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Misericordia University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Misericordia University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Misericordia University 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 Pennsylvania list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 1,017 students take at least one class online at Misericordia University. About 575 of the students at Misericordia University are attending part time.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Duquesne also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Pennsylvania rankings.

About 1.2% of Duquesne students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,731 students take at least one class online at Duquesne. 365 of Duquesne students are attending part time.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCUPA, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Pennsylvania ranking.

About 1.2% of WCUPA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,464 students take at least one class online at WCUPA. There are roughly 3,854 part time students in attendance at WCUPA.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 14,805
New Jersey 4,517
Maryland 3,309
Delaware 1,237
District of Columbia 908

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