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2021 Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

835 Colleges
165,767 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,897 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 165,767 bachelor's degrees were awarded to business administration & management students, making the major the most popular in the country.

This year's Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 835 colleges that offer a bachelor's in business administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business administration & management programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the business administration & management program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying business administration.

Top 25 Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional business administration & management students. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population. UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list.

About 0.9% of UNC Chapel Hill students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at UNC Chapel Hill.

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University of California - Berkeley comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population. UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list.

The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.

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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SMU MN also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 1,839 of SMU MN students are exclusively distance learners. 1,444 of SMU MN students are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USC has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. There are roughly 6,687 part time students in attendance at USC.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Emory University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Emory not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 6,651 students at Emory that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,395 part time students in attendance at Emory.

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Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE

Our rankings recognize Bellevue University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

About 0.9% of Bellevue University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 11,048 of Bellevue University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,014 part time students in attendance at Bellevue University.

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University of Maryland Global Campus comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 47,272 students at UMGC are exclusively online. 45,251 students are part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern New Hampshire University. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

About 2.0% of SNHU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 138,672 of SNHU students are exclusively distance learners. 102,147 students are part time.

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American InterContinental University - Online comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Chandler.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.4%. All 13,480 students take classes exclusively online at AIU Online. There are roughly 1,555 part time students in attendance at AIU Online.

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California State University - East Bay comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta. Georgia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

The student loan default rate at Georgia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 19,058 of Georgia Tech students are exclusively distance learners. 21,273 of Georgia Tech students are attending part time.

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Bismarck State College earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.

About 2.6% of BSC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,388 students at BSC are exclusively online. 1,723 students are part time.

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Baker University
Baldwin City, KS

Our rankings recognize Baker University as the #13 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Baker also did well on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at Baker is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. About 1,319 of the students at Baker are attending part time.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #14 in this year's ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.

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Our rankings recognize Texas A&M University - College Station as the #15 school in this year's rankings. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list.

The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. 9,943 of Texas A&M College Station students are attending part time.

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Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

Our rankings recognize Walden University as the #16 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at Walden University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 27,673 students are part time.

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Pepperdine University earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu. Pepperdine also made our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list, coming in at #9.

The student loan default rate at Pepperdine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 3,015 students at Pepperdine are exclusively online. 4,069 students are part time.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Georgetown University comes in at #18 in this year's ranking. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. Georgetown also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list. It's in the top 1% of all schools in this category.

The student loan default rate at Georgetown is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,343 students at Georgetown that take at least one class online. 5,553 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize San Jose State University as the #19 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population. San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.

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The #20 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UIUC also did well on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. 10,007 of UIUC students are attending part time.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst earned the #22 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UMass Amherst is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo earned the #23 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 0.8% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 1,455 of the students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are attending part time.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

The #24 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing. Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 of Michigan State students are attending part time.

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The #25 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Fox University. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. GFU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

The student loan default rate at GFU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,160 students take at least one class online at GFU. About 1,318 of the students at GFU are attending part time.

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Rest of the Top 50 Schools for Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
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Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
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Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

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Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA
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National University
San Diego, CA
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
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Park University
Parkville, MO

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
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John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR
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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
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Boston University
Boston, MA

 

Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 835 different United States business administration & management schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
52 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
53 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
54 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX
55 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
56 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
57 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
58 Oakland City University Oakland City, IN
59 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
60 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
61 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
62 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
63 Creighton University Omaha, NE
64 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
65 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
66 Marymount University Arlington, VA
67 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA
68 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
69 Washington State University Pullman, WA
70 Athens State University Athens, AL
71 Ashland University Ashland, OH
72 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
73 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
74 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
75 California State University - Chico Chico, CA
76 DePaul University Chicago, IL
77 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT
78 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC
79 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
80 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
81 California State University - Stanislaus Turlock, CA
82 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
83 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
84 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
85 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
86 Iowa State University Ames, IA
87 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
88 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
89 University of Phoenix - Arizona Phoenix, AZ
90 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
91 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
92 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
93 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
94 Brandman University Irvine, CA
95 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
96 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
97 Sullivan University Louisville, KY
98 Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA
99 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
100 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
101 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
102 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
103 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
104 Malone University Canton, OH
105 Towson University Towson, MD
106 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
107 Post University Waterbury, CT
108 Fordham University Bronx, NY
109 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
110 Immaculata University Immaculata, PA
111 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
112 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
113 Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ
114 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
115 Auburn University Auburn, AL
116 Winona State University Winona, MN
117 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
118 University of North Texas Denton, TX
119 Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, TX
120 Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI
121 Viterbo University La Crosse, WI
122 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
123 University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield, IL
124 Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA
125 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying Business Administration that almost earned our Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.

Rank College Location
126 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Durham, NH
127 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
128 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
129 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
130 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
131 American University Washington, DC
132 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
133 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA
134 Portland State University Portland, OR
135 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
136 Webster University Saint Louis, MO
137 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
138 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
139 Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT
140 St. John Fisher College Rochester, NY
141 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH
142 Clemson University Clemson, SC
143 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
144 LeTourneau University Longview, TX
145 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
146 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
147 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
148 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
149 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
150 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
151 Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA
152 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
153 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK
154 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
155 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
156 University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, OH
157 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
158 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
159 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
160 California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
161 University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD
162 McKendree University Lebanon, IL
163 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA
164 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
165 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Odessa, TX
166 University of Houston Houston, TX
167 East Carolina University Greenville, NC

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