2021 Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
126Colleges
25,369Bachelor's Degrees
$31,795Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students
General Business/Commerce is the #21st most popular major in the country with 25,369 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 126 colleges that offer a bachelor's in general business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
Check out the general business programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Indiana University - Bloomington tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional general business/commerce students. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington. IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. About 5,256 of the students at IU Bloomington are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NYU has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. 8,829 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Northeastern University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Northeastern not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce list.
About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. About 1,267 of the students at Northeastern are attending part time.
Gonzaga University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane. Gonzaga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce list.
The student loan default rate at Gonzaga is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 923 of Gonzaga students are exclusively distance learners. About 661 of the students at Gonzaga are attending part time.
Bellevue University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.
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. There are roughly 4,014 part time students in attendance at Bellevue University.
SUNY Empire State College comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 6,320 students at SUNY Empire are exclusively online. About 6,049 of the students at SUNY Empire are attending part time.
University of Missouri - Columbia comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population. Mizzou also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. About 5,276 of the students at Mizzou are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Excelsior University. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 17,166 students at Excelsior University and they are all exclusively distance learners. All of Excelsior University students are attending part time.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, VCU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce list.
About 0.9% of VCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. 5,055 of VCU students are attending part time.
Mount Mercy University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.
The student loan default rate at Mount Mercy is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 306 students at Mount Mercy are exclusively online. There are roughly 451 part time students in attendance at Mount Mercy.
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Lindenwood University. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 3,030 students at Lindenwood University that take at least one class online. About 2,413 of the students at Lindenwood University are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Baltimore as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at UB is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 2,325 students at UB are exclusively online. 1,851 of UB students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Kentucky as the #13 school in this year's rankings. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UK also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce ranking.
The student loan default rate at UK is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,399 students at UK that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,117 part time students in attendance at UK.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis comes in at #14 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population. IUPUI excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 11,579 students take at least one class online at IUPUI. About 6,671 of the students at IUPUI are attending part time.
Saint Mary's College of California landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SMC has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce ranking.
About 0.6% of SMC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 34 students at SMC are exclusively online. 683 students are part time.
Columbia College comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.8% of Columbia College Missouri students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,157 students at Columbia College Missouri are exclusively online. 4,001 of Columbia College Missouri students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Central Florida as the #17 school in this year's rankings. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando. UCF excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce list.
About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. About 23,575 of the students at UCF are attending part time.
Concordia University, Texas comes in at #18 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 1.7% of Concordia University, Texas students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 720 of Concordia University, Texas students are exclusively distance learners. About 604 of the students at Concordia University, Texas are attending part time.
Rest of the Top Schools for Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying General Business that almost earned our Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students 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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