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2021 Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

54 Colleges
8,851 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,097 Avg Cost*

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

This year's Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 54 colleges that offer a bachelor's in finance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great finance & financial management programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the finance & financial management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Wisconsin - Madison has taken the #1 spot in this year's finance & financial management ranking for non-traditional students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UW - Madison is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. There are roughly 4,683 part time students in attendance at UW - Madison.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best finance & financial management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population. Michigan State also made our Best Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 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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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to DePaul University. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, DePaul has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign. UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 of UIUC students are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Dayton. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UDayton, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 0.5% of UDayton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,652 students at UDayton that take at least one class online. 1,171 of UDayton students are attending part time.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best finance & financial management schools for non-traditional students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus. Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.

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Miami University - Oxford earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Miami University - Oxford also did well on our Best Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at Miami University - Oxford is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,388 students take at least one class online at Miami University - Oxford. 1,700 of Miami University - Oxford students are attending part time.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best finance & financial management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Marquette also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 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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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at UIC is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. 5,712 of UIC students are attending part time.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best finance & financial management schools for non-traditional students. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. Loyola Chicago excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 0.6% of Loyola Chicago students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,319 students take at least one class online at Loyola Chicago. 2,121 of Loyola Chicago students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students finance & financial management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,593
Ohio 2,836
Illinois 1,725
Indiana 1,100
Wisconsin 1,486

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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