2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 183 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 Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 25 Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional health professions students. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is lower than is typical, just 2.7% of students default in three years. 9,661 students at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are exclusively online. 8,171 of Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale students are attending part time.
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Florida National University - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hialeah, Florida National University - Main Campus is a private for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Florida National University - Main Campus is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at Florida National University - Main Campus is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,674 students at Florida National University - Main Campus that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,174 part time students in attendance at Florida National University - Main Campus.
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Our rankings recognize East Carolina University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville. ECU also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. 7,199 students are part time.
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Jacksonville University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. JU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jacksonville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, JU has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 1,447 students take at least one class online at JU. 966 of JU students are attending part time.
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Lincoln Memorial University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Harrogate. As a testament to the quality of education offered at LMU, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.8% of LMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,298 students take at least one class online at LMU. About 834 of the students at LMU are attending part time.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 15,086 students take at least one class online at Louisiana State University. 5,959 of Louisiana State University students are attending part time.
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Nova Southeastern University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale. NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at NUS Florida is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 5,804 of NUS Florida students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,091 part time students in attendance at NUS Florida.
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Winston - Salem State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. WSSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
About 5.2% of WSSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,066 students at WSSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 904 part time students in attendance at WSSU.
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Old Dominion University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Old Dominion also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.7% of Old Dominion students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,358 students at Old Dominion are exclusively online. About 7,868 of the students at Old Dominion are attending part time.
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George Mason University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GMU also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. 12,712 students are part time.
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The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Marymount University. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington. Marymount 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 the Southeast Region list.
About 1.1% of Marymount students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,541 students take at least one class online at Marymount. 1,009 of Marymount students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize East Tennessee State University as the #12 school in this year's rankings. ETSU is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City.
The student loan default rate at ETSU is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,872 students at ETSU that take at least one class online. About 3,024 of the students at ETSU are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize James Madison University as the #13 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population. JMU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 0.8% of JMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. About 2,328 of the students at JMU are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Florida International University as the #14 school in this year's rankings. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FIU also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at FIU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. 22,664 of FIU students are attending part time.
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Florida State University earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. Florida State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Louisiana at Monroe as the #16 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 2.4% of ULM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,677 students take at least one class online at ULM. 3,305 students are part time.
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University of Central Florida landed the #17 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando. UCF also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. There are roughly 23,575 part time students in attendance at UCF.
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Union University comes in at #18 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Union excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.1% of Union students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 690 students at Union that take at least one class online. About 770 of the students at Union are attending part time.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill comes in at #19 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.9% of UNC Chapel Hill students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. 5,151 of UNC Chapel Hill students are attending part time.
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Mississippi University for Women earned the #20 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Columbus, MUW is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at MUW is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 998 students at MUW that take at least one class online. 675 students are part time.
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Eastern Mennonite University earned the #21 spot in our 2021 rankings. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Harrisonburg. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Eastern Mennonite is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.8% of Eastern Mennonite students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 306 students at Eastern Mennonite are exclusively online. 435 students are part time.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #22 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population. USF Tampa also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at USF Tampa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. 13,938 students are part time.
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St Petersburg College comes in at #23 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.4%. 13,254 students at SPC are exclusively online. 17,317 students are part time.
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The #24 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham. UAB excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 8,202 students at UAB that take at least one class online. 7,363 students are part time.
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The #25 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Wilmington. UNCW is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UNCW also did well on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 8,583 students take at least one class online at UNCW. 4,896 of UNCW students are attending part time.
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