2021 Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
109Colleges
30,567Bachelor's Degrees
$27,051Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 109 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business, management & marketing programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the business, management & marketing program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying business, management & marketing.
Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Bismarck State College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional business, management & marketing students. Located in the city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. 1,388 students at BSC are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,723 part time students in attendance at BSC.
Bellevue University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bellevue University also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Bellevue University is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 11,048 students at Bellevue University are exclusively online. 4,014 of Bellevue University students are attending part time.
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona. SMU MN not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Plains States Region list.
About 1.2% of SMU MN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,839 of SMU MN students are exclusively distance learners. 1,444 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of St Thomas Minnesota as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST MN, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 3,011 students at UST MN that take at least one class online. 2,432 of UST MN students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Park University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.9% of Park University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,196 students at Park University are exclusively online. There are roughly 5,304 part time students in attendance at Park University.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Capella University. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
About 1.1% of Capella University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 30,933 part time students in attendance at Capella University.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nebraska at Omaha. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UNOMAHA is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.3% of UNOMAHA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,191 students at UNOMAHA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,328 part time students in attendance at UNOMAHA.
Baker University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Baker also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Baker is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 1,319 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Creighton University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Creighton has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Creighton is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 1,694 of Creighton students are exclusively distance learners. 1,359 of Creighton students are attending part time.
University of Mary landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck. UMary also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Plains States Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 0.5% of UMary students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,032 students at UMary are exclusively online. About 1,240 of the students at UMary are attending part time.
Saint Louis University landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SLU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 2,186 students take at least one class online at SLU. 2,720 students are part time.
Concordia University, Saint Paul comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
About 1.4% of Concordia University, Saint Paul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. About 1,261 of the students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are attending part time.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Iowa State University as the #14 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Iowa State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.7% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.
Lindenwood University landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Lindenwood University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,030 students take at least one class online at Lindenwood University. 2,413 of Lindenwood University students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Mount Mercy University as the #16 school in this year's rankings. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.
About 1.4% of Mount Mercy students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 306 students at Mount Mercy are exclusively online. 451 students are part time.
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 in the Plains States Region 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).
