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

31 Colleges
7,328 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,559 Avg Cost*

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

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

This year's Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in general business. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general business/commerce programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

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

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

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Virginia Commonwealth University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional general business/commerce students. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population. VCU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region list.

The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,039 students at VCU that take at least one class online. 5,055 students are part time.

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University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population. UK also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UK is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,399 students at UK that take at least one class online. About 4,117 of the students at UK are attending part time.

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University of Central Florida landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCF has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UCF is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. 23,575 students are part time.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population. Florida State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region rankings.

About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN

Belmont University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Belmont has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 3,251 students take at least one class online at Belmont. There are roughly 677 part time students in attendance at Belmont.

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Midway University
Midway, KY

Midway University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Located in the rural area of Midway, Midway is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.5%. 551 students at Midway are exclusively online. About 357 of the students at Midway are attending part time.

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University of the Cumberlands comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

The student loan default rate at Cumberlands is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 9,791 of Cumberlands students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 13,426 part time students in attendance at Cumberlands.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa. USF Tampa not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 22,899 students take at least one class online at USF Tampa. 13,938 of USF Tampa students are attending part time.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

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John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.

The student loan default rate at JBU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 622 students at JBU are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,047 part time students in attendance at JBU.

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Our rankings recognize Mercer University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Mercer has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Mercer is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. 1,767 of Mercer students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,844 part time students in attendance at Mercer.

Full General Business/Commerce at Mercer University Report

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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,211
Georgia 1,173
Tennessee 295
North Carolina 390
Virginia 964
South Carolina 345
Kentucky 967
Alabama 206
Louisiana 5
Mississippi 173
Arkansas 214
West Virginia 270

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

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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