2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 2,637 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public administration & social service students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 7.6% of all the public administration & social service bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 20 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 California
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
California State University - Dominguez Hills has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration & social service ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 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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Our rankings recognize University of La Verne as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. ULV not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in California list.
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. There are roughly 1,920 part time students in attendance at ULV.
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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population. Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in California list.
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. About 10,634 of the students at Cal State Fullerton are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Diego State University. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego. SDSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in California list.
The student loan default rate at SDSU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. 5,452 students are part time.
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California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Seaside. CSUMB not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 5,082 students at CSUMB that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,046 part time students in attendance at CSUMB.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brandman University. Brandman is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Irvine.
The student loan default rate at Brandman is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 5,783 of Brandman students are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Sacramento. Sac State is a very large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.
The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,378 part time students in attendance at Sac State.
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Our rankings recognize San Jose State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population. San Jose State also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in California rankings.
The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.
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University of California - Berkeley comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population. UC Berkeley also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in California list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.
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California State University - Los Angeles comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
The student loan default rate at Cal State LA is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,268 students at Cal State LA that take at least one class online. 5,425 of Cal State LA students are attending part time.
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