2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 56 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 Great Lakes 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
Ohio State University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional public administration & social service students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus. Ohio State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. 8,459 students are part time.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report
Our rankings recognize Indiana University - Bloomington as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population. IU Bloomington also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at IU Bloomington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. 5,256 students are part time.
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Aurora University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 1,638 students at Aurora are exclusively online. 1,443 of Aurora students are attending part time.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Aurora University Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. 3,568 students are part time.
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Spring Arbor University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor.
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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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IUPUI also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 1.3% of IUPUI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,579 students take at least one class online at IUPUI. 6,671 students are part time.
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Central Michigan University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population. Central Michigan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. About 3,991 of the students at Central Michigan are attending part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Oshkosh also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UW Oshkosh is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,860 students take at least one class online at UW Oshkosh. About 6,611 of the students at UW Oshkosh are attending part time.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Report
Wayne State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 13,128 students at Wayne State that take at least one class online. 6,948 students are part time.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Wayne State University Report
Michigan State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Michigan State also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Michigan State University Report
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