2021 Best Public Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina
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Finding the Best Public Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Public Administration is the #103 most popular major in North Carolina with 109 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 4.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
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.
The public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Admin Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Public Administration School for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina
The following school tops our list of the Best Public Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Public Administration School for Non-Traditional Students
Western Carolina University has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration ranking for non-traditional students. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee. WCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration in North Carolina list.
The student loan default rate at WCU is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. 2,712 of WCU students are attending part time.
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).