by our College Data Analytics Team
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was the most popular one in Utah. In total, 13,584 people earned their bachelor's degree in the field from a school in Utah. This means that 5.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Utah ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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.
The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Western Governors University has taken the #1 spot in this year's health professions ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college 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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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Weber State University. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. WSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Utah list.
The student loan default rate at WSU is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,573 students take at least one class online at WSU. 17,729 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Utah as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population. U of U also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Utah rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. 7,185 of U of U students are attending part time.
Utah State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan. USU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Utah list.
About 0.8% of USU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,751 students take at least one class online at USU. About 9,734 of the students at USU are attending part time.
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Brigham Young University - Provo earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, BYU has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Utah ranking.
About 0.4% of BYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. There are roughly 4,504 part time students in attendance at BYU.
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Westminster College Utah earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Westminster College Salt Lake has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Utah ranking.
The student loan default rate at Westminster College Salt Lake is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 204 students take at least one class online at Westminster College Salt Lake. About 114 of the students at Westminster College Salt Lake are attending part time.
Dixie State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Dixie State College has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Utah ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. Approximately 3,645 students take at least one class online at Dixie State College. About 5,030 of the students at Dixie State College are attending part time.
Utah Valley University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population. UVU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Utah rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 15,690 students at UVU that take at least one class online. 22,387 of UVU students are attending part time.
Southern Utah University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Utah University, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Utah ranking.
The student loan default rate at Southern Utah University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,613 students at Southern Utah University that take at least one class online. 4,998 of Southern Utah University students are attending part time.
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 9 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.