2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 33 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 Plains States 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
St Catherine University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional public administration & social service students. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. St. Kate's also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at St. Kate’s is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,150 students take at least one class online at St. Kate’s. 1,608 of St. Kate’s students are attending part time.
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Walden University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
About 1.1% of Walden University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 27,673 of Walden University students are attending part time.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Walden University Report
Metropolitan State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
About 1.4% of Metro State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,941 students take at least one class online at Metro State. There are roughly 4,032 part time students in attendance at Metro State.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The College of Saint Scholastica. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. St. Scholastica did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at St. Scholastica is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 1,006 students at St. Scholastica are exclusively online. About 751 of the students at St. Scholastica are attending part time.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at The College of Saint Scholastica Report
Upper Iowa University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at UIU is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 1,973 of UIU students are exclusively distance learners. 1,332 students are part time.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Upper Iowa University Report
University of Northern Iowa comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNI has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UNI is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,212 students at UNI that take at least one class online. 1,478 of UNI students are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Dakota. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks. UND also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UND is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,465 students take at least one class online at UND. 4,977 of UND students are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Grand View University. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 478 students at Grand View University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 259 part time students in attendance at Grand View University.
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Winona State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Winona State has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 1.1% of Winona State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,776 students at Winona State that take at least one class online. 1,337 of Winona State students are attending part time.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Winona State University Report
University of Kansas earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population. KU also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at KU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,364 students take at least one class online at KU. There are roughly 4,657 part time students in attendance at KU.
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