2021 Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
126Colleges
25,369Bachelor's Degrees
$31,795Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students
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This year's Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 126 colleges that offer a bachelor's in general business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
Check out the general business programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best General Business/Commerce Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Indiana University - Bloomington tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional general business/commerce students. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington. IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce list.
About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. 5,256 of IU Bloomington students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NYU has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce ranking.
About 0.8% of NYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. 8,829 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Northeastern University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Northeastern not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce list.
About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.
Gonzaga University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane. Gonzaga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. 923 of Gonzaga students are exclusively distance learners. 661 of Gonzaga students are attending part time.
Bellevue University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.
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.
SUNY Empire State College comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 6,320 of SUNY Empire students are exclusively distance learners. 6,049 students are part time.
University of Missouri - Columbia comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population. Mizzou also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 15,161 students at Mizzou that take at least one class online. 5,276 of Mizzou students are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Excelsior University. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 0.9% of Excelsior University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 17,166 students at Excelsior University and they are all exclusively distance learners. All students are part time.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, VCU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce list.
The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at VCU.
Mount Mercy University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. 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.
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Lindenwood University. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.7% of Lindenwood University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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 University of Baltimore as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.
About 2.0% of UB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,325 of UB students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,851 part time students in attendance at UB.
Our rankings recognize University of Kentucky as the #13 school in this year's rankings. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UK also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce ranking.
The student loan default rate at UK is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,399 students take at least one class online at UK. 4,117 students are part time.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis comes in at #14 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population. IUPUI excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce list.
The student loan default rate at IUPUI is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,579 students take at least one class online at IUPUI. 6,671 students are part time.
Saint Mary's College of California landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best general business/commerce schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SMC has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce ranking.
The student loan default rate at SMC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 34 students at SMC are exclusively online. 683 students are part time.
Columbia College comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.8% of Columbia College Missouri students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,157 students at Columbia College Missouri are exclusively online. About 4,001 of the students at Columbia College Missouri are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Central Florida as the #17 school in this year's rankings. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando. UCF excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce list.
About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. About 23,575 of the students at UCF are attending part time.
Concordia University, Texas comes in at #18 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Austin, Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 720 of Concordia University, Texas students are exclusively distance learners. 604 of Concordia University, Texas students are attending part time.
Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying General Business that almost earned our Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Non-Traditional Students 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).
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