2021 Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 18 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 the Plains States 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
Bellevue University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general business/commerce ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 11,048 students at Bellevue University are exclusively online. About 4,014 of the students at Bellevue University are attending part time.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia. Mizzou also made our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at Mizzou is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,161 students at Mizzou that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,276 part time students in attendance at Mizzou.
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Mount Mercy University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Mount Mercy has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Mount Mercy is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 306 of Mount Mercy students are exclusively distance learners. 451 of Mount Mercy students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Lindenwood University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Lindenwood University has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Lindenwood University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,030 students take at least one class online at Lindenwood University. 2,413 students are part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Columbia College. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
About 1.8% of Columbia College Missouri students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,157 of Columbia College Missouri students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,001 of the students at Columbia College Missouri are attending part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Baker University. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Baldwin City.
The student loan default rate at Baker is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are roughly 1,319 part time students in attendance at Baker.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln. NWU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region list.
About 1.2% of NWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 391 students at NWU that take at least one class online. 187 of NWU students are attending part time.
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University of Kansas landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at KU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,364 students take at least one class online at KU. There are roughly 4,657 part time students in attendance at KU.
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University of Missouri - St Louis earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis. UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 4,183 students take at least one class online at UMSL. 9,899 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - Kansas City as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMKC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.9% of UMKC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,518 students take at least one class online at UMKC. There are roughly 6,941 part time students in attendance at UMKC.
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