2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Public Administration & Social Service is the #16th most popular major in the country with 34,829 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 328 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration & social service 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 public administration & social service program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
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Top 25 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Brescia University has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration & social service ranking for non-traditional students. Brescia University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Owensboro. Brescia University excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list.
About 1.3% of Brescia University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 301 students take at least one class online at Brescia University. 166 students are part time.
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Syracuse University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Syracuse also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. About 3,491 of the students at Syracuse are attending part time.
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Barry University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Barry University also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 1,337 students take at least one class online at Barry University. 2,387 students are part time.
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Keuka College comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Keuka Park, Keuka College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Keuka College excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list.
The student loan default rate at Keuka College is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 479 students take at least one class online at Keuka College. There are roughly 138 part time students in attendance at Keuka College.
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Our rankings recognize University of Phoenix - Arizona as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 2.6% of UOPX - Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 85,576 students at UOPX - Arizona are exclusively online.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Our Lady of the Lake University. Located in the city of San Antonio, OLLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. OLLU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
About 1.4% of OLLU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 980 students at OLLU are exclusively online. 319 of OLLU students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Metropolitan College of New York as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of New York, MCNY is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, MCNY also did well on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at MCNY is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 441 of MCNY students are exclusively distance learners. 149 students are part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service ranking.
About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. 8,459 students are part time.
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St Catherine University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. St. Kate's also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at St. Kate’s is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,150 students at St. Kate’s that take at least one class online. About 1,608 of the students at St. Kate’s are attending part time.
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University of Hawaii - West Oahu comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. UH West Oahu is a small public school located in the suburb of Kapolei.
The student loan default rate at UH West Oahu is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 2,442 students at UH West Oahu are exclusively online. About 1,367 of the students at UH West Oahu are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Rutgers University - New Brunswick as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service ranking.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. About 7,559 of the students at Rutgers New Brunswick are attending part time.
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The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
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 students are part time.
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The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Walden University. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. About 27,673 of the students at Walden University are attending part time.
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Lindsey Wilson College earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. There are approximately 842 students at Lindsey Wilson College that take at least one class online. 528 of Lindsey Wilson College students are attending part time.
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Aurora University earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.
The student loan default rate at Aurora is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 1,638 students at Aurora are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,443 part time students in attendance at Aurora.
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SUNY Empire State College comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.
The student loan default rate at SUNY Empire is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 6,320 of SUNY Empire students are exclusively distance learners. 6,049 of SUNY Empire students are attending part time.
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Metropolitan State University earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 2,941 students at Metro State that take at least one class online. 4,032 of Metro State students are attending part time.
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Grand Canyon University comes in at #18 in this year's ranking. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
The student loan default rate at Grand Canyon University is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 79,865 students at Grand Canyon University are exclusively online. 80,777 students are part time.
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The College of Saint Scholastica comes in at #19 in this year's ranking. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth. St. Scholastica excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list.
The student loan default rate at St. Scholastica is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 1,006 of St. Scholastica students are exclusively distance learners. 751 of St. Scholastica students are attending part time.
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Heritage University comes in at #20 in this year's ranking. Heritage University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish. Heritage University excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list.
The student loan default rate at Heritage University is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 145 students at Heritage University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 158 part time students in attendance at Heritage University.
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The #21 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, U-M is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. 3,568 students are part time.
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George Mason University comes in at #22 in this year's ranking. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. GMU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,712 part time students in attendance at GMU.
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Our rankings recognize Spring Arbor University as the #23 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Spring Arbor also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service ranking.
About 1.1% of Spring Arbor students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,245 of Spring Arbor students are exclusively distance learners. About 451 of the students at Spring Arbor are attending part time.
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California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #24 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at CSUDH is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 13,048 of CSUDH students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,819 part time students in attendance at CSUDH.
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University of La Verne comes in at #25 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, ULV also did well on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 985 students take at least one class online at ULV. About 1,920 of the students at ULV are attending part time.
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