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2021 Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 399,262 bachelor's degrees were awarded to business, management & marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

For this year's Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 962 colleges that offer a bachelor's in business, management & marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business, management & marketing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the business, management & marketing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 25 Business, Management & Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Bismarck State College has taken the #1 spot in this year's business, management & marketing ranking for non-traditional students. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.

About 2.6% of BSC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,388 of BSC students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,723 of the students at BSC are attending part time.

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph's University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. St. Joe's not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.

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 of St. Joe’s students are exclusively distance learners. 2,163 of St. Joe’s students are attending part time.

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Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 0.9% of Bellevue University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 11,048 students at Bellevue University are exclusively online. 4,014 students are part time.

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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, SMU MN is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.

About 1.2% of SMU MN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,839 students at SMU MN are exclusively online. About 1,444 of the students at SMU MN are attending part time.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Villanova University. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova. Villanova also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing rankings.

About 0.3% of Villanova students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,551 students at Villanova are exclusively online. 2,678 of Villanova students are attending part time.

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Baruch College
New York, NY

Baruch College landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New York, Baruch is a public school with a fairly large student population. Baruch not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.

About 0.6% of Baruch students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,840 students take at least one class online at Baruch. There are roughly 6,819 part time students in attendance at Baruch.

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Our rankings recognize National Louis University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 3,197 students at NLU are exclusively online. About 3,114 of the students at NLU are attending part time.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

About 0.9% of Golden Gate University - San Francisco students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,027 students take at least one class online at Golden Gate University - San Francisco. 1,165 of Golden Gate University - San Francisco students are attending part time.

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University of the Incarnate Word earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. UIW also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

About 1.7% of UIW students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,542 students at UIW that take at least one class online. 1,338 students are part time.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UofSC also did well on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 16,608 students take at least one class online at UofSC. 3,896 students are part time.

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Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA

Peirce College comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. Peirce is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Peirce also did well on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 3.1% of Peirce students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 875 students at Peirce and they are all exclusively distance learners. About 684 of the students at Peirce are attending part time.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing ranking.

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

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The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Baylor University. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing ranking.

About 1.1% of Baylor students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,716 students at Baylor that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,125 part time students in attendance at Baylor.

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Oakland City University
Oakland City, IN

Oakland City University landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Oakland City is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Oakland City. Oakland City also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 187 students take at least one class online at Oakland City. 225 of Oakland City students are attending part time.

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Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL

Our rankings recognize Lynn University as the #16 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Boca Raton, Lynn University Fighting Knights is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Lynn University Fighting Knights also did well on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at Lynn University Fighting Knights is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 788 students at Lynn University Fighting Knights that take at least one class online. There are roughly 560 part time students in attendance at Lynn University Fighting Knights.

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University of Georgia landed the #17 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UGA is in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing 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. 4,437 of UGA students are attending part time.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Georgia Report

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The #18 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. FIU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

About 2.0% of FIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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The #19 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern New Hampshire University. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at SNHU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. 102,147 of SNHU students are attending part time.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Georgetown University comes in at #20 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Georgetown also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 1% of all schools in this category.

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

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Albertus Magnus College landed the #21 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Albertus Magnus is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. 440 students at Albertus Magnus are exclusively online. There are roughly 214 part time students in attendance at Albertus Magnus.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University comes in at #22 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Drexel also did well on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at Drexel is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. About 5,829 of the students at Drexel are attending part time.

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The #23 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Washington University. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, GWU is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 5,340 students at GWU are exclusively online. About 8,798 of the students at GWU are attending part time.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Emory University comes in at #24 in this year's ranking. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Emory is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. 1,395 of Emory students are attending part time.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Temple University earned the #25 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Temple also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 20,264 students take at least one class online at Temple. 4,634 of Temple students are attending part time.

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Rest of the Top 50 Schools for Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
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Lakeland University
Plymouth, WI

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
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Park University
Parkville, MO
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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
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Ashland University
Ashland, OH
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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
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Additional Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 962 different United States business, management & marketing schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
52 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
53 University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, OH
54 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
55 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
56 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
57 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
58 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
59 Malone University Canton, OH
60 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
61 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
62 Baker University Baldwin City, KS
63 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
64 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
65 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
66 Creighton University Omaha, NE
67 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
68 University of Delaware Newark, DE
69 City University of Seattle Seattle, WA
70 Illinois State University Normal, IL
71 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
72 Post University Waterbury, CT
73 Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK
74 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
75 Suffolk University Boston, MA
76 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
77 University of Houston Houston, TX
78 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH
79 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
80 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA
81 Sullivan University Louisville, KY
82 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
83 Concordia University, Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN
84 Immaculata University Immaculata, PA
85 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
86 Washington State University Pullman, WA
87 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
88 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
89 Ball State University Muncie, IN
90 American InterContinental University - Online Chandler, AZ
91 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
92 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
93 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
94 Roosevelt University Chicago, IL
95 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
96 University of Mississippi University, MS
97 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
98 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
99 Siena College Loudonville, NY
100 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
101 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
102 Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA
103 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
104 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
105 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
106 University of Phoenix - Arizona Phoenix, AZ
107 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
108 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
109 University of Charleston Charleston, WV
110 Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ
111 Endicott College Beverly, MA
112 Iowa State University Ames, IA
113 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
114 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
115 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA
116 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
117 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
118 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
119 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
120 Marymount University Arlington, VA
121 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
122 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
123 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
124 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
125 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
126 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
127 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
128 Faulkner University Montgomery, AL
129 Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO
130 La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA
131 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT
132 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
133 Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA
134 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
135 La Salle University Philadelphia, PA
136 Columbia College Columbia, MO
137 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA
138 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
139 New York University New York, NY
140 Salem University Salem, WV
141 Fordham University Bronx, NY
142 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
143 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
144 Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA

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 Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.

Rank College Location
145 Brandman University Irvine, CA
146 Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL
147 University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI
148 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
149 Roger Williams University Bristol, RI
150 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA
151 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
152 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
153 University of Denver Denver, CO
154 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
155 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
156 Seattle University Seattle, WA
157 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
158 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
159 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
160 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
161 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
162 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN
163 Athens State University Athens, AL
164 Philander Smith College Little Rock, AR
165 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
166 Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA
167 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
168 Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX
169 Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND
170 National University San Diego, CA
171 Viterbo University La Crosse, WI
172 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
173 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
174 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA
175 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC
176 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
177 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
178 California State University - Stanislaus Turlock, CA
179 University of Houston - Downtown Houston, TX
180 Belhaven University Jackson, MS
181 Winona State University Winona, MN
182 University of Redlands Redlands, CA
183 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
184 Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL
185 University of Minnesota - Crookston Crookston, MN
186 Northeastern University Boston, MA
187 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
188 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Indiana, PA
189 California State University - Chico Chico, CA
190 Regent University Virginia Beach, VA
191 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
192 John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR

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