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2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

21 Colleges
4,709 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,346 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in TennesseeOut of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Tennessee. In fact, 4,709 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 269,520 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.7% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee ranking, we looked at 21 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.

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2021 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Lincoln Memorial University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Tennessee that are best for non-traditional health professions students. Located in the distant town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. LMU also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 1,298 students at LMU that take at least one class online. About 834 of the students at LMU are attending part time.

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East Tennessee State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. ETSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Tennessee list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. 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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Union University
Jackson, TN

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Union University. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Jackson. Union also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Tennessee list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at Union is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 690 students take at least one class online at Union. There are roughly 770 part time students in attendance at Union.

Read full report on Health Professions at Union University

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Cumberland University. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Lebanon.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. 655 of CU students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Southern Adventist University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale. Southern Adventist not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Tennessee list.

The student loan default rate at Southern Adventist is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,031 students at Southern Adventist that take at least one class online. 517 of Southern Adventist students are attending part time.

Read full report on Health Professions at Southern Adventist University

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Austin Peay State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville.

The student loan default rate at Austin Peay State University is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,473 students take at least one class online at Austin Peay State University. About 3,684 of the students at Austin Peay State University are attending part time.

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN

Belmont University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville. Belmont did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Tennessee list.

About 0.6% of Belmont students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,251 students take at least one class online at Belmont. 677 of Belmont students are attending part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Tennessee Wesleyan University. TWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Athens.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. There are approximately 767 students at TWU that take at least one class online. 120 students are part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville. UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Tennessee list.

The student loan default rate at UT Knoxville is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,626 students take at least one class online at UT Knoxville. There are roughly 3,889 part time students in attendance at UT Knoxville.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Memphis. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.5%. Approximately 7,362 students take at least one class online at UofM. About 8,225 of the students at UofM are attending part time.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Memphis

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

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 6,464
Florida 16,939
Virginia 5,579
Mississippi 2,122
Georgia 6,206
Alabama 4,516
West Virginia 1,641
South Carolina 3,081
Louisiana 3,478
Kentucky 3,762
Arkansas 2,496

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*Avg Cost is for the top 21 schools only.

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