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

17 Colleges
1,898 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,087 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 TexasPublic Administration & Social Service is the #18 most popular major in Texas with 1,898 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 5.4% of all the public administration & social service bachelor's degrees in the country.

For this year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public administration & social service. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration & social service programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration & social service program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying public administration & social service.

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

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Our Lady of the Lake University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Texas that are best for non-traditional public administration & social service students. Located in the city of San Antonio, OLLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. OLLU also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Texas rankings.

About 1.4% of OLLU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 980 students at OLLU are exclusively online. 319 of OLLU students are attending part time.

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The University of Texas at Arlington earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population. UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Texas list.

The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. 22,217 of UT Arlington students are attending part time.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Texas State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas State has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Texas ranking.

About 2.0% of Texas State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. About 8,642 of the students at Texas State are attending part time.

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West Texas A&M University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Texas ranking.

The student loan default rate at West Texas A&M University is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,736 students take at least one class online at West Texas A&M University. There are roughly 3,683 part time students in attendance at West Texas A&M University.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Texas list.

About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. 3,479 of UT Austin students are attending part time.

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Texas Woman's University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

About 1.5% of TWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,914 of TWU students are exclusively distance learners. About 7,329 of the students at TWU are attending part time.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. 6,360 students at Tarleton are exclusively online. 4,832 of Tarleton students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of North Texas as the #8 school in this year's rankings. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton. UNT also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Texas list, coming in at #6.

About 1.8% of UNT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,194 students take at least one class online at UNT. There are roughly 12,105 part time students in attendance at UNT.

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Texas Tech University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. Texas Tech also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Texas list, coming in at #4.

About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. About 7,077 of the students at Texas Tech are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Stephen F Austin State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SFASU has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Texas ranking.

About 2.1% of SFASU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,979 students take at least one class online at SFASU. 3,007 of SFASU students are attending part time.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,809
Oklahoma 193
New Mexico 69

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