2021 Best Public Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
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Finding the Best Public Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Public Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public admin. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration 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 public administration program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Public Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying public admin.
Best Public Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Phoenix - Arizona has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration ranking for non-traditional students. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. 85,576 of UOPX - Arizona students are exclusively distance learners.
University of Arizona landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best public administration schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. 12,642 of University of Arizona students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at San Antonio. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.4% of UTSA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,824 students take at least one class online at UTSA. There are roughly 10,436 part time students in attendance at UTSA.
Texas State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Texas State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,921 students take at least one class online at Texas State. There are roughly 8,642 part time students in attendance at Texas State.
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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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