by our College Data Analytics Team
For this year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 44 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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying health professions.
Rivier University has taken the #1 spot in this year's health professions ranking for non-traditional students. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.
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. 1,262 of Rivier students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Saint Joseph. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford. USJ also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the New England Region list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 442 students at USJ that take at least one class online. There are roughly 607 part time students in attendance at USJ.
Elms College earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chicopee.
The student loan default rate at Elms College is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 395 students take at least one class online at Elms College. About 394 of the students at Elms College are attending part time.
Simmons University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Simmons, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the New England Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Simmons is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 2,739 students at Simmons are exclusively online. 2,902 of Simmons students are attending part time.
Read full report on Health Professions at Simmons University
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maine at Fort Kent. Located in the rural area of Fort Kent, UMFK is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at UMFK is lower than is typical, just 3.2% of students default in three years. 594 students at UMFK are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,074 part time students in attendance at UMFK.
Full Health Professions at University of Maine at Fort Kent Report
University of Rhode Island earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population. URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the New England Region list.
About 1.5% of URI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,504 students take at least one class online at URI. About 2,982 of the students at URI are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Quinnipiac University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Quinnipiac, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the New England Region ranking.
About 1.2% of Quinnipiac students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,129 students at Quinnipiac that take at least one class online. 1,458 students are part time.
University of Connecticut comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population. UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at UCONN is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,648 students take at least one class online at UCONN. 3,257 students are part time.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the New England Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern New Hampshire University. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
About 2.0% of SNHU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 138,672 of SNHU students are exclusively distance learners. About 102,147 of the students at SNHU are attending part time.
Explore the best for non-traditional students health professions schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 6,623 |
| New Hampshire | 3,266 |
| Vermont | 495 |
| Maine | 1,251 |
| Rhode Island | 1,291 |
| Connecticut | 3,282 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
