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.
About 2.6% of BSC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,388 of BSC students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,723 of the students at BSC are attending part time.
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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 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.
The student loan default rate at St. Joe’s is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 2,032 of St. Joe’s students are exclusively distance learners. 2,163 of St. Joe’s students are attending part time.
Bellevue University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a 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.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Bellevue University Report
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college 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.
About 1.2% of SMU MN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,839 students at SMU MN are exclusively online. About 1,444 of the students at SMU MN are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Villanova University. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova. Villanova also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing rankings.
About 0.3% of Villanova students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,551 students at Villanova are exclusively online. 2,678 of Villanova students are attending part time.
Baruch College landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New York, Baruch is a public school with a fairly 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.
About 0.6% of Baruch students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,840 students take at least one class online at Baruch. There are roughly 6,819 part time students in attendance at Baruch.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Baruch College Report
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 moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 3,197 students at NLU are exclusively online. About 3,114 of the students at NLU are attending part time.
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. Approximately 1,027 students take at least one class online at Golden Gate University - San Francisco. 1,165 of Golden Gate University - San Francisco students are attending part time.
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 students are part time.
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 fairly 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 16,608 students take at least one class online at UofSC. 3,896 students are part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report
Peirce College comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. Peirce is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the 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.
About 3.1% of Peirce students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.
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.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 students are 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize 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. There are approximately 9,716 students at Baylor that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,125 part time students in attendance at Baylor.
Oakland City University landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. Oakland City is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 187 students take at least one class online at Oakland City. 225 of Oakland City students 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 student loan default rate at Lynn University Fighting Knights is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 788 students at Lynn University Fighting Knights that take at least one class online. 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 school with a fairly 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.
About 0.8% of UGA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,742 students take at least one class online at UGA. 4,437 of UGA students are attending part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Georgia Report
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. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. 22,664 of FIU students are attending part time.
The #19 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern New Hampshire University. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at SNHU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. 102,147 of SNHU students are attending part time.
Georgetown University comes in at #20 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school 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.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 4,343 students take at least one class online at Georgetown. 5,553 students are part time.
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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 city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Albertus Magnus is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. 440 students at Albertus Magnus are exclusively online. There are roughly 214 part time students in attendance at Albertus Magnus.
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Drexel University comes in at #22 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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 student loan default rate at Drexel is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. About 5,829 of the students at Drexel are attending part time.
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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 school 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 students at GWU are exclusively online. About 8,798 of the students at GWU are attending part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at George Washington University Report
Emory University comes in at #24 in this year's ranking. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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%. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. 1,395 of Emory students are attending part time.
Temple University earned the #25 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college 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.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 20,264 students take at least one class online at Temple. 4,634 of Temple students are attending part time.
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This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students badge. Showing in this list means the school 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 schools in a specific region near you.
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