2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Public Administration & Social Service is the #16th most popular major in the country with 34,829 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 328 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 the United States
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Top 25 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Brescia University has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration & social service ranking for non-traditional students. Brescia University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Owensboro. Brescia University excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 301 students at Brescia University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 166 part time students in attendance at Brescia University.
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Syracuse University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Syracuse also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service rankings.
The student loan default rate at Syracuse is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. 3,491 students are part time.
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Barry University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Barry University also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service ranking.
About 2.0% of Barry University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,337 students take at least one class online at Barry University. 2,387 students are part time.
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Keuka College comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Keuka Park, Keuka College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Keuka College excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list.
The student loan default rate at Keuka College is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 479 students at Keuka College that take at least one class online. 138 of Keuka College students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Phoenix - Arizona as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 2.6% of UOPX - Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 85,576 students at UOPX - Arizona are exclusively online.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Our Lady of the Lake University. Located in the city of San Antonio, OLLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. OLLU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Metropolitan College of New York as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of New York, MCNY is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, MCNY also did well on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.1% of MCNY students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 441 students at MCNY are exclusively online. 149 of MCNY students are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.
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St Catherine University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. St. Kate's also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 1,150 students take at least one class online at St. Kate’s. 1,608 students are part time.
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University of Hawaii - West Oahu comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. UH West Oahu is a small public school located in the suburb of Kapolei.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 2,442 students at UH West Oahu are exclusively online. 1,367 of UH West Oahu students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Rutgers University - New Brunswick as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service ranking.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.
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The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,256 part time students in attendance at IU Bloomington.
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The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Walden University. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
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. About 27,673 of the students at Walden University are attending part time.
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Lindsey Wilson College earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 2.2% of Lindsey Wilson College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 842 students at Lindsey Wilson College that take at least one class online. About 528 of the students at Lindsey Wilson College are attending part time.
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Aurora University earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.
About 1.6% of Aurora students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,638 of Aurora students are exclusively distance learners. 1,443 of Aurora students are attending part time.
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SUNY Empire State College comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.
The student loan default rate at SUNY Empire is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 6,320 of SUNY Empire students are exclusively distance learners. About 6,049 of the students at SUNY Empire are attending part time.
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Metropolitan State University earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 2,941 students take at least one class online at Metro State. 4,032 students are part time.
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Grand Canyon University comes in at #18 in this year's ranking. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
About 1.5% of Grand Canyon University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 79,865 of Grand Canyon University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 80,777 part time students in attendance at Grand Canyon University.
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The College of Saint Scholastica comes in at #19 in this year's ranking. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Duluth. St. Scholastica excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service 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. 751 students are part time.
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Heritage University comes in at #20 in this year's ranking. Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish. Heritage University excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. Approximately 145 students take at least one class online at Heritage University. 158 of Heritage University students are attending part time.
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The #21 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, U-M is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. 3,568 of U-M students are attending part time.
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George Mason University comes in at #22 in this year's ranking. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. GMU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Spring Arbor University as the #23 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Spring Arbor also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service ranking.
The student loan default rate at Spring Arbor is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 1,245 of Spring Arbor students are exclusively distance learners. 451 of Spring Arbor students are attending part time.
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California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #24 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 0.8% of CSUDH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 13,048 of CSUDH students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,819 part time students in attendance at CSUDH.
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University of La Verne comes in at #25 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, ULV also did well on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at ULV is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 985 students at ULV that take at least one class online. About 1,920 of the students at ULV are attending part time.
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