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2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

31 Colleges
20,112 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,282 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

For this year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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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University of Providence
Great Falls, MT

University of Providence tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional health professions students. University of Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls. University of Providence also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

About 3.0% of University of Providence students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 490 of University of Providence students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 148 part time students in attendance at University of Providence.

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 0.7% of WGU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 150,116 students at WGU and they are all exclusively distance learners.

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Regis University
Denver, CO

Regis University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Regis U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver. Regis U also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

About 0.7% of Regis U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,010 students at Regis U that take at least one class online. About 1,583 of the students at Regis U are attending part time.

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Weber State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 8,573 students take at least one class online at WSU. There are roughly 17,729 part time students in attendance at WSU.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Utah. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population. U of U also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.

About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,378 students take at least one class online at U of U. There are roughly 7,185 part time students in attendance at U of U.

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Utah State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan. USU also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

About 0.8% of USU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,751 students at USU that take at least one class online. 9,734 of USU students are attending part time.

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Idaho State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at ISU is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,680 students take at least one class online at ISU. About 5,142 of the students at ISU are attending part time.

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

About 0.9% of University of Northern Colorado students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,583 students take at least one class online at University of Northern Colorado. 3,468 students are part time.

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Lewis - Clark State College earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population.

About 1.5% of Lewis - Clark State College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,099 students at Lewis - Clark State College that take at least one class online. 1,646 students are part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boise State University. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 10,868 students at Boise State that take at least one class online. 11,239 of Boise State students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students health professions colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Idaho 2,492
Utah 15,441
Colorado 5,369
Montana 651
Wyoming 192

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