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2021 Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

14 Colleges
3,820 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,663 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

This year's Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in general business. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general business/commerce programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying general business.

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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New York University
New York, NY

New York University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional general business/commerce students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. NYU also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. About 8,829 of the students at NYU are attending part time.

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SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

About 1.6% of SUNY Empire students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,320 of SUNY Empire students are exclusively distance learners. 6,049 of SUNY Empire students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Excelsior University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 0.9% of Excelsior University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 17,166 students take classes exclusively online at Excelsior University. All of Excelsior University students are attending part time.

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University of Baltimore earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public college 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 of UB students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,851 part time students in attendance at UB.

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Mount St Mary's University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 983 students take at least one class online at The Mount. About 386 of the students at The Mount are attending part time.

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Albright College
Reading, PA

Albright College earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Reading, Albright is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. Approximately 664 students take at least one class online at Albright. There are roughly 125 part time students in attendance at Albright.

Full General Business/Commerce at Albright College Report

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Our rankings recognize Strayer University - District of Columbia as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Washington, Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 2.2% of Strayer University - District of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 446 students take classes exclusively online at Strayer University - District of Columbia. About 402 of the students at Strayer University - District of Columbia are attending part time.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Our rankings recognize Temple University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia. Temple not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The student loan default rate at Temple is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,264 students take at least one class online at Temple. There are roughly 4,634 part time students in attendance at Temple.

Full General Business/Commerce at Temple University Report

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University of Pittsburgh - Bradford earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Bradford, Pitt Bradford is a public school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 209 students take at least one class online at Pitt Bradford. There are roughly 72 part time students in attendance at Pitt Bradford.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population. Pitt not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

About 1.3% of Pitt students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,643 students at Pitt that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,672 part time students in attendance at Pitt.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,735
Pennsylvania 1,093
Maryland 496
New Jersey 91
Delaware 16
District of Columbia 692

General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

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