2021 Best Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 77 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in marketing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marketing programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the marketing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
Check out the marketing programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
The University of Alabama tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional marketing students. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population. UA also made our Best Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at UA is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,339 students take at least one class online at UA. About 6,421 of the students at UA are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Florida International University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, FIU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. About 22,664 of the students at FIU are attending part time.
James Madison University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best marketing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, JMU has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.8% of JMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. About 2,328 of the students at JMU are attending part time.
University of Georgia landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best marketing schools for non-traditional students. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens. UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.8% of UGA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,742 students take at least one class online at UGA. There are roughly 4,437 part time students in attendance at UGA.
University of Florida comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UF has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Florida State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. Florida State also made our Best Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #9.
About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of South Carolina - Columbia as the #7 school in this year's rankings. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia. UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.6% of UofSC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,608 students take at least one class online at UofSC. About 3,896 of the students at UofSC are attending part time.
Virginia Tech comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.
George Mason University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GMU also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
University of South Florida - Main Campus comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population. USF Tampa excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Marketing 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.
Georgia State University comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 2.3% of Georgia State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,669 students at Georgia State that take at least one class online. About 9,276 of the students at Georgia State are attending part time.
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 in the Southeast Region award.
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).
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