2021 Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in general business. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business/commerce 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 general business/commerce program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Montana State University - Billings has taken the #1 spot in this year's general business/commerce ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montana State University - Billings, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Montana State University - Billings is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,559 students take at least one class online at Montana State University - Billings. There are roughly 2,009 part time students in attendance at Montana State University - Billings.
Colorado Mesa University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Colorado Mesa also made our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.4%. Approximately 3,172 students take at least one class online at Colorado Mesa. There are roughly 2,203 part time students in attendance at Colorado Mesa.
Adams State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa. Adams State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 3.3% of Adams State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,116 students at Adams State are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,226 part time students in attendance at Adams State.
Our rankings recognize Colorado State University - Pueblo as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Colorado State University - Pueblo also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Colorado State University - Pueblo is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,048 students at Colorado State University - Pueblo that take at least one class online. About 3,072 of the students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Boise State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population. Boise State also made our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.
About 1.0% of Boise State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,868 students take at least one class online at Boise State. 11,239 of Boise State students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Montana State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman. MSU Bozeman not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 2,510 students at MSU Bozeman that take at least one class online. About 3,804 of the students at MSU Bozeman are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Denver. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver. DU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 0.7% of DU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,512 students at DU are exclusively online. 5,249 of DU students are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a very large student population. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is lower than is typical, just 4.3% of students default in three years. 23,963 of Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 8,289 part time students in attendance at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs.
Fort Lewis College earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Durango, FLC is a public school with a small student population. FLC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 1,249 students at FLC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 615 part time students in attendance at FLC.
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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