2021 Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
140Colleges
20,901Bachelor's Degrees
$36,373Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking analyzed 140 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in business administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business administration & management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the business administration & management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Maryland Global Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's business administration & management ranking for non-traditional students. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
About 1.2% of UMGC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 47,272 of UMGC students are exclusively distance learners. 45,251 of UMGC students are attending part time.
Georgetown University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best business administration & management schools for non-traditional students. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Georgetown has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 0.2% of Georgetown students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,343 students take at least one class online at Georgetown. About 5,553 of the students at Georgetown are attending part time.
Wilmington University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 9,747 of Wilmington University students are exclusively distance learners. 9,527 students are part time.
Peirce College earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Peirce is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 3.1% of Peirce students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 875 students at Peirce and they are all exclusively distance learners. 684 students are part time.
Duquesne University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Duquesne also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 2,731 students at Duquesne that take at least one class online. 365 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Marist College as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Marist also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 1.1% of Marist students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,703 students take at least one class online at Marist. About 1,103 of the students at Marist are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Drexel University. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Drexel also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 6,249 students at Drexel that take at least one class online. 5,829 students are part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMCP has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,841 part time students in attendance at UMCP.
Our rankings recognize Rider University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Rider is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.3% of Rider students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 672 students take at least one class online at Rider. 898 of Rider students are attending part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Monmouth University. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch. Monmouth also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
About 1.7% of Monmouth students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,584 students at Monmouth that take at least one class online. 808 students are part time.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Pitt has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.3% of Pitt students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,643 students at Pitt that take at least one class online. About 6,672 of the students at Pitt are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Syracuse University as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Syracuse also did well on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Syracuse is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,812 students take at least one class online at Syracuse. 3,491 of Syracuse students are attending part time.
Gwynedd Mercy University earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley, Gwynedd - Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Gwynedd - Mercy is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 639 students at Gwynedd - Mercy are exclusively online. About 527 of the students at Gwynedd - Mercy are attending part time.
The College of New Jersey landed the #14 spot in our 2021 best business administration & management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. TCNJ also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at TCNJ is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,040 students at TCNJ that take at least one class online. About 570 of the students at TCNJ are attending part time.
Rowan University landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best business administration & management schools for non-traditional students. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.
About 1.9% of Rowan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,269 students at Rowan that take at least one class online. 3,878 of Rowan students are attending part time.
Towson University earned the #16 spot in our 2021 rankings. Towson is a large public school located in the city of Towson.
About 1.7% of Towson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,258 students take at least one class online at Towson. About 4,337 of the students at Towson are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Fordham University as the #17 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Fordham U also did well on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.1% of Fordham U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,819 of Fordham U students are exclusively distance learners. 3,564 students are part time.
Immaculata University earned the #18 spot in our 2021 rankings. Immaculata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Immaculata.
About 1.0% of Immaculata students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 716 students at Immaculata that take at least one class online. 1,282 of Immaculata students are attending part time.
Centenary University comes in at #19 in this year's ranking. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackettstown.
About 2.6% of Centenary students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 719 students take at least one class online at Centenary. About 499 of the students at Centenary are attending part time.
Ramapo College of New Jersey comes in at #20 in this year's ranking. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah. Ramapo College also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
About 0.7% of Ramapo College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,224 students take at least one class online at Ramapo College. About 1,054 of the students at Ramapo College are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Holy Family University as the #21 school in this year's rankings. Holy Family is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The student loan default rate at Holy Family is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,624 students at Holy Family that take at least one class online. 1,086 of Holy Family students are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
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).