2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
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Colleges
5,320
Bachelor's Degrees
$33,662
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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 very 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 student loan default rate at Old Dominion is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 9,358 of Old Dominion students are exclusively distance learners. 7,868 students are 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 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.
About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.
The student loan default rate at Marymount is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,541 students at Marymount that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,009 part time students in attendance at Marymount.
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Our rankings recognize James Madison University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a fairly 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 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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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 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 students at Eastern Mennonite are exclusively online. There are roughly 435 part time students in attendance at Eastern Mennonite.
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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.
About 1.6% of Shenandoah students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,141 students take at least one class online at Shenandoah. 1,334 of Shenandoah students are attending part time.
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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 medium-sized city of Richmond.
The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. 5,055 of VCU students 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 small suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Virginia rankings.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. 2,758 of University of Virginia students 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 fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
The student loan default rate at ECPI University is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. 3,327 of ECPI University students are exclusively distance learners. 117 of ECPI University students 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 moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 4,017 students at Radford that take at least one class online. 2,252 students are part time.
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