2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
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5,320
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Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, health professions students earned 5,320 bachelor's degrees from a Virginia school, making the subject the 2nd in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.0% of all the health professions bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying health professions.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Old Dominion University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Virginia that are best for non-traditional health professions students. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Old Dominion has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Virginia ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 9,358 students at Old Dominion are exclusively online. 7,868 of Old Dominion students are attending part time.
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George Mason University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, GMU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Virginia ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Marymount University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Marymount has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Virginia ranking.
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.
Full Health Professions at Marymount University Report
Our rankings recognize James Madison University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at JMU, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Virginia ranking.
The student loan default rate at JMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. 2,328 of JMU students are attending part time.
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Eastern Mennonite University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisonburg. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Eastern Mennonite has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Virginia ranking.
The student loan default rate at Eastern Mennonite is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 306 of Eastern Mennonite students are exclusively distance learners. About 435 of the students at Eastern Mennonite are attending part time.
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Shenandoah University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Shenandoah, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Virginia ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 1,141 students take at least one class online at Shenandoah. There are roughly 1,334 part time students in attendance at Shenandoah.
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Virginia Commonwealth University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 19,039 students at VCU that take at least one class online. About 5,055 of the students at VCU are attending part time.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Virginia rankings.
About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize ECPI University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
About 3.4% of ECPI University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,327 of ECPI University students are exclusively distance learners. About 117 of the students at ECPI University are attending part time.
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Radford University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Radford is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,017 students at Radford that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,252 part time students in attendance at Radford.
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