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

18 Colleges
5,396 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,985 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MissouriOut 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.

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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.

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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

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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 medium-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 students at Maryville U are exclusively online. About 6,662 of the students at Maryville U are attending part time.

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

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 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 2,186 students take at least one class online at SLU. About 2,720 of the students at SLU are attending part time.

Full Health Professions at Saint Louis University Report

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Our rankings recognize University of Central Missouri as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

About 1.4% of UCM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,050 students take at least one class online at UCM. 3,727 of UCM students are attending part time.

Full Health Professions at University of Central Missouri Report

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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 fairly 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%. There are approximately 15,161 students at Mizzou that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,276 part time students in attendance at Mizzou.

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Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO

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 large 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.

Full Health Professions at Rockhurst University Report

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 1.7% of Lindenwood University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,030 students take at least one class online at Lindenwood University. About 2,413 of the students at Lindenwood University are attending part time.

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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 college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 8,590 students at Missouri State that take at least one class online. About 9,136 of the students at Missouri State are attending 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 school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Missouri Southern is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,542 students at Missouri Southern that take at least one class online. About 1,569 of the students at Missouri Southern are attending part time.

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William Jewell College comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Liberty, William Jewell is a private not-for-profit school with a 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 student loan default rate at William Jewell is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 314 students at William Jewell that take at least one class online. 12 students are part time.

Full Health Professions at William Jewell College Report

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Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - Kansas City as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large 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.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 5,518 students take at least one class online at UMKC. There are roughly 6,941 part time students in attendance at UMKC.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 2,535
Minnesota 8,606
Iowa 2,006
South Dakota 1,222
Nebraska 1,781
North Dakota 949

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