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2021 Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

24 Colleges
4,813 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,058 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

This year's Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Indiana University - Bloomington tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional general business/commerce students. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. About 5,256 of the students at IU Bloomington are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis. IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 11,579 students take at least one class online at IUPUI. 6,671 students are part time.

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Indiana University - East comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 2,069 of IU East students are exclusively distance learners. 1,433 students are part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Southeast. Located in the large suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Indiana University - Southeast is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,895 students take at least one class online at Indiana University - Southeast. About 1,544 of the students at Indiana University - Southeast are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 5,785 students take at least one class online at UW - Whitewater. About 2,457 of the students at UW - Whitewater are attending part time.

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Edgewood College
Madison, WI

Edgewood College earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison. Edgewood also made our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #8.

About 1.8% of Edgewood students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 270 students at Edgewood that take at least one class online. 421 students are part time.

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Indiana University - South Bend earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the city of South Bend.

About 1.7% of Indiana University - South Bend students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,224 students take at least one class online at Indiana University - South Bend. 1,438 of Indiana University - South Bend students are attending part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bethel University - Mishawaka. Located in the small city of Mishawaka, Bethel University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 2.0% of Bethel University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 281 students take at least one class online at Bethel University. There are roughly 280 part time students in attendance at Bethel University.

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Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI

Our rankings recognize Davenport University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Davenport University is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. 2,497 of Davenport University students are exclusively distance learners. 2,977 students are part time.

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Saint Xavier University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 1,776 students take at least one class online at SXU. About 739 of the students at SXU are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 366
Ohio 288
Illinois 453
Indiana 3,539
Wisconsin 214

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, General Business/Commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 24 schools only.

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