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

16 Colleges
1,577 Bachelor's Degrees
$22,983 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 North CarolinaIn <nil>, 1,577 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public administration & social service students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state. This means that 4.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking analyzed 16 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 North Carolina

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

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tops the 2021 list of our schools in North Carolina that are best for non-traditional public administration & social service students. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in North Carolina rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at UNC Chapel Hill.

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Western Carolina University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population. WCU also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in North Carolina list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at WCU is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. About 2,712 of the students at WCU are attending part time.

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Appalachian State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone. Appalachian State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in North Carolina rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 10,639 students at Appalachian State that take at least one class online. 2,303 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Fayetteville State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 6.0%. 3,490 students at Fayetteville State University are exclusively online. About 2,619 of the students at Fayetteville State University are attending part time.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wilmington. UNCW not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in North Carolina list.

The student loan default rate at UNCW is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,583 students take at least one class online at UNCW. 4,896 students are part time.

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East Carolina University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville. ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in North Carolina list.

The student loan default rate at ECU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. 7,199 students are part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population. NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in North Carolina list.

About 1.0% of NC State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,604 students at NC State that take at least one class online. 7,732 students are part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNC Charlotte not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in North Carolina list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 16,634 students take at least one class online at UNC Charlotte. 7,045 of UNC Charlotte students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of North Carolina at Greensboro as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population. UNC Greensboro also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in North Carolina list, coming in at #9.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. Approximately 10,689 students take at least one class online at UNC Greensboro. 4,738 students are part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Pembroke. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pembroke.

About 5.4% of UNC Pembroke students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,815 students at UNC Pembroke are exclusively online. There are roughly 2,989 part time students in attendance at UNC Pembroke.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 414
Florida 1,784
Virginia 977
Alabama 650
Georgia 514
Tennessee 702
West Virginia 170
South Carolina 223
Louisiana 276
Kentucky 898
Arkansas 294

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*Avg Cost is for the top 16 schools only.

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