2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 1,032 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public administration & social service students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 34,829 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.0% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
George Mason University has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration & social service ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Virginia ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
Bluefield College earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Bluefield, Bluefield College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Bluefield College also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Virginia list, coming in at #7.
About 3.4% of Bluefield College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 382 students at Bluefield College are exclusively online. 151 of Bluefield College students are attending part time.
James Madison University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg. JMU also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Virginia list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at JMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,328 part time students in attendance at JMU.
William & Mary landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at William & Mary, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Virginia ranking.
About 0.2% of William & Mary students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,359 students take at least one class online at William & Mary. About 1,311 of the students at William & Mary are attending part time.
Virginia Commonwealth University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population. VCU also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Virginia list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at VCU.
Our rankings recognize Radford University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford. Radford also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Virginia rankings.
About 1.8% of Radford students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,017 students take at least one class online at Radford. There are roughly 2,252 part time students in attendance at Radford.
Longwood University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Farmville, Longwood is a public school with a small student population. Longwood did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Virginia list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 904 of Longwood students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,338 part time students in attendance at Longwood.
Our rankings recognize Virginia State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population. Virginia State also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Virginia list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 5.3%. About 389 of the students at Virginia State are attending part time.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
In <nil>, 1,032 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public administration & social service students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 34,829 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.0% were from a college or university in the state.
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