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

14 Colleges
5,467 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,344 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IowaOut of the majors we analyze each year, business, management & marketing was the most popular one in Iowa. In total, 5,467 people earned their bachelor's degree in the field from a school in Iowa. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.4% of all the business, management & marketing bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Iowa ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Iowa

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

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Iowa State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's business, management & marketing ranking for non-traditional students. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames. Iowa State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Iowa rankings.

The student loan default rate at Iowa State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.

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Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mount Mercy, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Iowa 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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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Iowa ranking.

The student loan default rate at Iowa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. About 5,055 of the students at Iowa are attending part time.

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Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA

Buena Vista University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. 1,025 of BVU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 664 part time students in attendance at BVU.

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University of Northern Iowa comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. UNI also made our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

The student loan default rate at UNI is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,212 students take at least one class online at UNI. 1,478 students are part time.

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Upper Iowa University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 1.6% of UIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,973 of UIU students are exclusively distance learners. 1,332 of UIU students are attending part time.

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Saint Ambrose University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. St. Ambrose University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Iowa list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 709 students at St. Ambrose University that take at least one class online. About 313 of the students at St. Ambrose University are attending part time.

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Grand View University
Des Moines, IA

Grand View University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

The student loan default rate at Grand View University is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 478 students at Grand View University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 259 part time students in attendance at Grand View University.

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Our rankings recognize University of Dubuque as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

The student loan default rate at UD is lower than is typical, just 4.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 215 students at UD that take at least one class online. 361 students are part time.

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Simpson College
Indianola, IA

The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Simpson College. Located in the fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Simpson College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Iowa list.

The student loan default rate at Simpson College is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 259 students take at least one class online at Simpson College. 141 of Simpson College students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 8,110
Kansas 5,397
Minnesota 7,207
South Dakota 806
Nebraska 4,042
North Dakota 1,258

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