by our College Data Analytics Team
Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in Washington with 5,995 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>. This means that of the 399,262 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.5% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington ranking looked at 15 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.
City University of Seattle tops the 2021 list of our schools in Washington that are best for non-traditional business, management & marketing students. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 874 students at CityU are exclusively online. 1,792 of CityU students are attending part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at City University of Seattle Report
Washington State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman. Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Washington list.
The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. 4,985 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Central Washington University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Washington ranking.
About 1.8% of CWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,411 students at CWU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,565 part time students in attendance at CWU.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Central Washington University Report
Our rankings recognize Seattle University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seattle U, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Washington ranking.
The student loan default rate at Seattle U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,609 students take at least one class online at Seattle U. 1,465 of Seattle U students are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population. UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Washington list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,705 part time students in attendance at UW Seattle.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Gonzaga University. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Gonzaga has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Washington ranking.
About 0.2% of Gonzaga students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 923 of Gonzaga students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 661 part time students in attendance at Gonzaga.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Gonzaga University Report
Northwest University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, Northwest University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Northwest University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 266 students at Northwest University that take at least one class online. About 104 of the students at Northwest University are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pacific Lutheran University. Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. PLU also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Washington rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 67 students at PLU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 199 part time students in attendance at PLU.
Our rankings recognize Western Washington University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham. WWU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Washington rankings.
The student loan default rate at WWU is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 827 students take at least one class online at WWU. 1,864 students are part time.
Eastern Washington University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.
About 1.3% of EWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,626 students at EWU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,697 part time students in attendance at EWU.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Eastern Washington University Report
Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 39,954 |
| Hawaii | 1,364 |
| Oregon | 3,671 |
| Nevada | 2,133 |
| Alaska | 320 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 15 schools only.
References
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