2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 Far Western US Region
Check out the public administration & social service programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Hawaii - West Oahu tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional public administration & social service students. Located in the large suburb of Kapolei, UH West Oahu is a public college with a small student population.
About 1.5% of UH West Oahu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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Heritage University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Heritage University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region list.
About 2.2% of Heritage University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 145 students take at least one class online at Heritage University. There are roughly 158 part time students in attendance at Heritage University.
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California State University - Dominguez Hills comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carson.
The student loan default rate at CSUDH is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 13,048 students at CSUDH are exclusively online. 4,819 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of La Verne as the #4 school in this year's rankings. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne. ULV also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region rankings.
About 1.3% of ULV students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 985 students at ULV that take at least one class online. 1,920 of ULV students are attending part time.
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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton. Cal State Fullerton also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,634 part time students in attendance at Cal State Fullerton.
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University of Nevada - Reno earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population. UNR not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.8% of UNR students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,563 students take at least one class online at UNR. 5,396 students are part time.
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San Diego State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population. SDSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 21,657 students take at least one class online at SDSU. 5,452 of SDSU students are attending part time.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 15,438 students take at least one class online at UNLV. 8,226 students are part time.
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California State University - Monterey Bay earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 5,082 students at CSUMB that take at least one class online. 1,046 students are part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brandman University. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. About 5,783 of the students at Brandman are attending part time.
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