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2021 Best Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

334 Colleges
43,920 Bachelor's Degrees
$38,018 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 43,920 people earned their bachelor's in marketing, making the major the #11 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 334 colleges that offer a bachelor's in marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marketing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the marketing program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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2021 Best Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

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

Top 25 Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph's University has taken the #1 spot in this year's marketing ranking for non-traditional students. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, St. Joe's has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Marketing ranking.

The student loan default rate at St. Joe’s is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 2,032 students at St. Joe’s are exclusively online. About 2,163 of the students at St. Joe’s are attending part time.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison. UW - Madison also made our Best Colleges for Marketing list, coming in at #4.

About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. 4,683 students are part time.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Marketing ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. There are roughly 10,007 part time students in attendance at UIUC.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Alabama as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa. UA also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Marketing list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 9,339 students at UA that take at least one class online. About 6,421 of the students at UA are attending part time.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population. Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Marketing list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,517 part time students in attendance at Michigan State.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best marketing schools for non-traditional students. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova. Villanova also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Marketing list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. 1,551 of Villanova students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,678 of the students at Villanova are attending part time.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Drexel also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Marketing list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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. There are roughly 5,829 part time students in attendance at Drexel.

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Southern Methodist University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SMU has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Marketing ranking.

About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 of SMU students are exclusively distance learners. About 3,019 of the students at SMU are attending part time.

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Siena College
Loudonville, NY

Siena College earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Siena is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loudonville. Siena excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Marketing list.

About 0.9% of Siena students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,415 students take at least one class online at Siena. 156 students are part time.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Marketing list.

The student loan default rate at Boston College is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,590 students take at least one class online at Boston College. There are roughly 1,916 part time students in attendance at Boston College.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Georgetown University landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best marketing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Georgetown is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Marketing list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 4,343 students at Georgetown that take at least one class online. About 5,553 of the students at Georgetown are attending part time.

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Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH

The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Xavier University. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Xavier also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Marketing ranking.

The student loan default rate at Xavier is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,392 students at Xavier that take at least one class online. 1,248 students are part time.

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Suffolk University comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Suffolk also did well on our Best Colleges for Marketing list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at Suffolk is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,746 students at Suffolk that take at least one class online. About 1,259 of the students at Suffolk are attending part time.

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The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Marketing list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. 9,943 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Twin Cities as the #15 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Marketing ranking.

The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #16 spot in our 2021 best marketing schools for non-traditional students. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, DePaul is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Marketing list.

About 1.0% of DePaul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. 3,547 students are part time.

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Emerson College
Boston, MA

Our rankings recognize Emerson College as the #17 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Emerson is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Marketing list.

About 1.5% of Emerson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 889 students at Emerson are exclusively online. 562 of Emerson students are attending part time.

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Our rankings recognize Western Governors University as the #18 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 0.7% of WGU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 150,116 students take classes exclusively online at WGU.

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Our rankings recognize Miami University - Oxford as the #19 school in this year's rankings. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford. Miami University - Oxford also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Marketing list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

About 0.8% of Miami University - Oxford students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,388 students at Miami University - Oxford that take at least one class online. 1,700 of Miami University - Oxford students are attending part time.

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The #20 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UC also did well on our Best Colleges for Marketing list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 1.7% of UC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 17,465 students take at least one class online at UC. About 10,255 of the students at UC are attending part time.

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

Our rankings recognize Santa Clara University as the #21 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, SCU also did well on our Best Colleges for Marketing list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at SCU is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. There are roughly 1,240 part time students in attendance at SCU.

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Creighton University landed the #22 spot in our 2021 best marketing schools for non-traditional students. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Creighton also did well on our Best Colleges for Marketing list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at Creighton is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 1,694 students at Creighton are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,359 part time students in attendance at Creighton.

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The #23 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida International University. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. 22,664 of FIU students are attending part time.

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Brigham Young University - Provo earned the #24 spot in our 2021 rankings. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, BYU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Marketing list.

The student loan default rate at BYU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. 4,504 of BYU students are attending part time.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Our rankings recognize Marquette University as the #25 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Marquette also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Marketing list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

The student loan default rate at Marquette is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,535 students take at least one class online at Marquette. About 1,342 of the students at Marquette are attending part time.

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Rest of the Top Schools for Best Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
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Lakeland University
Plymouth, WI
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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.

Rank College Location
51 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
52 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
53 Illinois State University Normal, IL
54 Pace University - New York New York, NY
55 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
56 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
57 Washington State University Pullman, WA
58 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
59 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
60 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
61 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
62 La Salle University Philadelphia, PA
63 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
64 Clemson University Clemson, SC
65 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
66 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL

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