2021 Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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11,109Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 93 colleges that offer a bachelor's in business administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business administration & management 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 administration & management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota has taken the #1 spot in this year's business administration & management ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU MN, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at SMU MN is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 1,839 students at SMU MN are exclusively online. About 1,444 of the students at SMU MN are attending part time.
Bellevue University comes in at #2 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.
The student loan default rate at Bellevue University is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 11,048 of Bellevue University students are exclusively distance learners. 4,014 students are part time.
Bismarck State College comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. 1,388 students at BSC are exclusively online. About 1,723 of the students at BSC are attending part time.
Baker University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Baldwin City. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Baker also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 1.3% of Baker students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,319 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Twin Cities as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. 13,655 students are part time.
Walden University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 27,673 students are part time.
Park University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best business administration & management schools for non-traditional students. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
About 1.9% of Park University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,196 students at Park University are exclusively online. 5,304 of Park University students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Capella University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at Capella University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. All 38,716 students take classes exclusively online at Capella University. There are roughly 30,933 part time students in attendance at Capella University.
University of Mary comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMary, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMary is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 1,032 of UMary students are exclusively distance learners. 1,240 students are part time.
Creighton University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha. Creighton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 1,694 of Creighton students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,359 of the students at Creighton are attending part time.
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Iowa State University. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. About 3,155 of the students at Iowa State are attending part time.
Winona State University earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona. Winona State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Plains States Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 2,776 students at Winona State that take at least one class online. 1,337 of Winona State students are attending part time.
Webster University earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. Webster also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in the Plains States Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 2,428 of Webster students are exclusively distance learners. About 3,844 of the students at Webster 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 Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States 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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