2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Arkansas
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2,396Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 2,396 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.9% of all the health professions bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Arkansas ranking, we looked at 9 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.
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2021 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Arkansas
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying health professions.
Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Central Arkansas tops the 2021 list of our schools in Arkansas that are best for non-traditional health professions students. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCA has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Arkansas ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCA is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,405 students take at least one class online at UCA. About 2,534 of the students at UCA are attending part time.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro. As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Arkansas ranking.
About 1.2% of A-State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,279 of A-State students are exclusively distance learners. About 6,811 of the students at A-State are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Arkansas at Little Rock as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. UA Little Rock did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Arkansas list.
About 0.8% of UA Little Rock students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,830 of UA Little Rock students are exclusively distance learners. 4,141 students are part time.
University of Arkansas landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville. UARK also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Arkansas list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 6,821 students take at least one class online at UARK. 5,786 students are part time.
Arkansas Tech University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Russellville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ATU has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Arkansas ranking.
The student loan default rate at ATU is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,435 students at ATU that take at least one class online. 4,090 of ATU students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Arkansas - Fort Smith as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public college with a medium-sized student population. UAFS also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Arkansas list, coming in at #7.
About 0.6% of UAFS students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,332 students at UAFS that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,069 part time students in attendance at UAFS.
Harding University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Harding has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Arkansas ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 916 students at Harding are exclusively online. 1,290 of Harding students are attending part time.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Arkansas ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 6.4%. There are approximately 2,101 students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus that take at least one class online. 1,521 students are part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Arkansas at Monticello. UAM is a small public school located in the remote town of Monticello. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UAM has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Arkansas ranking.
The student loan default rate at UAM is lower than is typical, just 4.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,087 students at UAM that take at least one class online. About 904 of the students at UAM are attending part time.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 2,396 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.9% of all the health professions bachelor's degrees in the country.
