by our College Data Analytics Team
In <nil>, 399,262 bachelor's degrees were awarded to business, management & marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
For this year's Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 962 colleges that offer a bachelor's in business, management & marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business, management & marketing 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, management & marketing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Bismarck State College has taken the #1 spot in this year's business, management & marketing ranking for non-traditional students. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.
The student loan default rate at BSC is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. 1,388 students at BSC are exclusively online. 1,723 of BSC students are attending part time.
Saint Joseph's University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. St. Joe's not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.
About 1.2% of St. Joe’s students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,032 of St. Joe’s students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 2,163 part time students in attendance at St. Joe’s.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University Report
Bellevue University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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. 4,014 students are part time.
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, SMU MN is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 1,839 of SMU MN students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,444 part time students in attendance at SMU MN.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Trident University International. Located in the of Cypress, TUI is a school with a student population.
About 0.0% of TUI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Villanova University. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova. Villanova also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. 1,551 students at Villanova are exclusively online. About 2,678 of the students at Villanova are attending part time.
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Baruch College landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public school with a large student population. Baruch not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.
The student loan default rate at Baruch is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,840 students at Baruch that take at least one class online. 6,819 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize National Louis University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at NLU is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 3,197 students at NLU are exclusively online. About 3,114 of the students at NLU are attending part time.
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Golden Gate University - San Francisco comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
About 0.9% of Golden Gate University - San Francisco students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,027 students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco that take at least one class online. 1,165 of Golden Gate University - San Francisco students are attending part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report
University of the Incarnate Word earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. UIW also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 1.7% of UIW students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,542 students at UIW that take at least one class online. 1,338 of UIW students are attending part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of the Incarnate Word Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UofSC also did well on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UofSC is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,608 students take at least one class online at UofSC. 3,896 students are part time.
Peirce College comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. Peirce is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Peirce also did well on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Peirce is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 875 students at Peirce and they are all exclusively distance learners. About 684 of the students at Peirce are attending part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Peirce College Report
University of Wisconsin - Madison comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing ranking.
The student loan default rate at UW - Madison is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report
The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Baylor University. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing ranking.
About 1.1% of Baylor students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,716 students take at least one class online at Baylor. About 2,125 of the students at Baylor are attending part time.
Oakland City University landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Oakland City is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Oakland City. Oakland City also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
About 1.4% of Oakland City students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 187 students take at least one class online at Oakland City. About 225 of the students at Oakland City are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Lynn University as the #16 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Boca Raton, Lynn University Fighting Knights is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Lynn University Fighting Knights also did well on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 788 students take at least one class online at Lynn University Fighting Knights. There are roughly 560 part time students in attendance at Lynn University Fighting Knights.
University of Georgia landed the #17 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UGA is in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.
The student loan default rate at UGA is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,742 students take at least one class online at UGA. There are roughly 4,437 part time students in attendance at UGA.
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The #18 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida International University. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population. FIU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 2.0% of FIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,632 students at FIU that take at least one class online. 22,664 students are part time.
The #19 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern New Hampshire University. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 2.0% of SNHU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. There are roughly 102,147 part time students in attendance at SNHU.
Georgetown University comes in at #20 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Georgetown also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 1% of all schools in this category.
About 0.2% of Georgetown students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,343 students take at least one class online at Georgetown. There are roughly 5,553 part time students in attendance at Georgetown.
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Albertus Magnus College landed the #21 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 2.1% of Albertus Magnus students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 440 of Albertus Magnus students are exclusively distance learners. 214 of Albertus Magnus students are attending part time.
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Drexel University comes in at #22 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Drexel also did well on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. About 5,829 of the students at Drexel are attending part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Drexel University Report
The #23 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Washington University. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, GWU is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 5,340 of GWU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 8,798 part time students in attendance at GWU.
Emory University comes in at #24 in this year's ranking. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Emory is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 6,651 students at Emory that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,395 part time students in attendance at Emory.
Temple University earned the #25 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Temple also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing ranking.
About 1.3% of Temple students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,264 students at Temple that take at least one class online. 4,634 of Temple students are attending part time.
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This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 962 different United States business, management & marketing schools we analyzed.
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, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
View the best for non-traditional students Business, Management & Marketing colleges in a specific region near you.
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.