2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England 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 New England Region ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration & social service programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the public administration & social service program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Cambridge College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional public administration & social service students. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 746 students at Cambridge College are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,820 part time students in attendance at Cambridge College.
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Elms College earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Elms College, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the New England Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 395 students take at least one class online at Elms College. 394 students are part time.
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University of Bridgeport landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. There are approximately 1,056 students at UBridgeport that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,281 part time students in attendance at UBridgeport.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Westfield State University. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Westfield is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. About 1,138 of the students at Westfield are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Rhode Island College as the #5 school in this year's rankings. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence. RIC also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the New England Region list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at RIC is lower than is typical, just 3.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,583 students take at least one class online at RIC. 2,015 students are part time.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the New England Region ranking.
About 2.0% of UMass Boston students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,088 students take at least one class online at UMass Boston. 4,332 students are part time.
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Salem State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Salem State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,979 students at Salem State that take at least one class online. 2,253 students are part time.
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Fitchburg State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 2,836 students at Fitchburg State are exclusively online. 3,648 of Fitchburg State students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Fisher College as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. 661 students at Fisher College are exclusively online. 770 students are part time.
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Southern Connecticut State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. SCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at SCSU is lower than is typical, just 2.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,172 students at SCSU that take at least one class online. 2,335 students are part time.
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