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2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

20 Colleges
2,637 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,696 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaIn <nil>, 2,637 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public administration & social service students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 7.6% of all the public administration & social service bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 20 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 California

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Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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California State University - Dominguez Hills has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration & social service ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 13,048 of CSUDH students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,819 of the students at CSUDH are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of La Verne as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. ULV not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in California list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 985 students at ULV that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,920 part time students in attendance at ULV.

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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population. Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in California list.

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. About 10,634 of the students at Cal State Fullerton are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Diego State University. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego. SDSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in California list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. 5,452 of SDSU students are attending part time.

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California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Seaside. CSUMB not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in California list.

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 of CSUMB students are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brandman University. Brandman is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Irvine.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are roughly 5,783 part time students in attendance at Brandman.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Sacramento. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. 7,378 of Sac State students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize San Jose State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population. San Jose State also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in California rankings.

The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 students are part time.

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University of California - Berkeley comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population. UC Berkeley also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in California list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. 4,099 of UC Berkeley students are attending part time.

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California State University - Los Angeles comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,268 students at Cal State LA that take at least one class online. About 5,425 of the students at Cal State LA are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 481
Hawaii 247
Oregon 347
Nevada 233
Alaska 53

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