2021 Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
9Colleges
2,003Bachelor's Degrees
$25,517Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students
General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 2,003 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 25,369 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 7.9% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in general business. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business/commerce 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 general business/commerce program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Missouri - Columbia tops the 2021 list of our schools in Missouri that are best for non-traditional general business/commerce students. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population. Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Missouri list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. There are roughly 5,276 part time students in attendance at Mizzou.
Lindenwood University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Lindenwood University also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Missouri rankings.
About 1.7% of Lindenwood University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,030 students at Lindenwood University that take at least one class online. 2,413 of Lindenwood University students are attending part time.
Columbia College earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Columbia College Missouri did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Missouri list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 4,157 students at Columbia College Missouri are exclusively online. 4,001 of Columbia College Missouri students are attending part time.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Missouri list.
About 1.3% of UMSL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,183 students take at least one class online at UMSL. About 9,899 of the students at UMSL are attending part time.
University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City. UMKC also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Missouri rankings.
The student loan default rate at UMKC is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,518 students take at least one class online at UMKC. 6,941 students are part time.
Missouri Southern State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population. Missouri Southern not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Missouri list.
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.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Avila University. Located in the city of Kansas City, Avila is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Avila also made our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Missouri list, coming in at #9.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 602 students at Avila that take at least one class online. 180 of Avila students are attending part time.
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Missouri list.
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. 9,136 students are part time.
Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. CMU CLAS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette. CMU CLAS also made our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Missouri list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 12 of CMU CLAS students are attending part time.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).