2021 Best Public Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Public Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Public Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public admin. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Public Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying public admin.
Best Public Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Indiana University - Bloomington tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional public administration students. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population. IU Bloomington also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. 5,256 students are part time.
Ohio State University - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Ohio State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis. IUPUI not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.3% of IUPUI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,579 students at IUPUI that take at least one class online. About 6,671 of the students at IUPUI are attending part time.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best public administration schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Green Bay, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UW - Green Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,764 students take at least one class online at UW - Green Bay. 4,662 of UW - Green Bay students are attending part time.
Grand Valley State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. About 3,880 of the students at GVSU are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - La Crosse as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population. UW - La Crosse not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.5% of UW - La Crosse students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,162 students at UW - La Crosse that take at least one class online. About 1,125 of the students at UW - La Crosse are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Purdue University Fort Wayne as the #7 school in this year's rankings. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne. PFW not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. Approximately 2,908 students take at least one class online at PFW. About 3,326 of the students at PFW are attending part time.
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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).
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