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2021 Best Public Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

4 Colleges
290 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,411 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Public Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Public Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaPublic Administration is the #94 most popular major in California with 290 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 10.8% of all the public admin bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Public Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in public admin. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Public Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

Check out the public admin programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Public Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of La Verne has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration ranking for non-traditional students. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne. ULV also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration in California rankings.

About 1.3% of ULV students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 985 students at ULV that take at least one class online. 1,920 of ULV students are attending part time.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carson. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CSUDH has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration in California ranking.

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. About 4,819 of the students at CSUDH are attending part time.

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California State University - Fullerton landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best public administration schools for non-traditional students. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State Fullerton, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.

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San Diego State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population. SDSU also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration in California list, coming in at #2.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,452 part time students in attendance at SDSU.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Public Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 10
Oregon 55
Nevada 0
Hawaii 145

Public Administration is one of 4 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 4 schools only.

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