2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
18
Colleges
5,396
Bachelor's Degrees
$24,985
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Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Missouri. In fact, 5,396 were awarded in the state in <nil>. 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.
For this year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri ranking, we looked at 18 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.
More Ways to Rank Health Professions Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
2021 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
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
Maryville University of Saint Louis has taken the #1 spot in this year's health professions ranking for non-traditional students. Maryville U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis. Maryville U also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Missouri list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 7,202 of Maryville U students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,662 part time students in attendance at Maryville U.
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Saint Louis University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis. SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Missouri list.
The student loan default rate at SLU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,186 students at SLU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,720 part time students in attendance at SLU.
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Our rankings recognize University of Central Missouri as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.
The student loan default rate at UCM is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,050 students at UCM that take at least one class online. About 3,727 of the students at UCM are attending part time.
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University of Missouri - Columbia earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Missouri ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. 5,276 of Mizzou students are attending part time.
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Rockhurst University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best health professions schools for non-traditional students. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rockhurst, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Missouri ranking.
About 0.5% of Rockhurst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,504 students at Rockhurst that take at least one class online. About 1,460 of the students at Rockhurst are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Lindenwood University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 3,030 students at Lindenwood University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,413 part time students in attendance at Lindenwood University.
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Our rankings recognize Missouri State University - Springfield as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.
About 0.8% of Missouri State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,590 students take at least one class online at Missouri State. 9,136 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Missouri Southern State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.
About 1.9% of Missouri Southern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,542 students take at least one class online at Missouri Southern. 1,569 of Missouri Southern students are attending part time.
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William Jewell College comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Liberty, William Jewell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, William Jewell has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Missouri ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. There are approximately 314 students at William Jewell that take at least one class online. 12 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - Kansas City as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City. UMKC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Health Professions in Missouri list.
About 0.9% of UMKC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,518 students at UMKC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,941 part time students in attendance at UMKC.
Full Health Professions at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report
