2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 34 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 the Far Western US Region
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
University of Hawaii - West Oahu tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional public administration & social service students. Located in the large suburb of Kapolei, UH West Oahu is a public school with a small student population.
About 1.5% of UH West Oahu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,442 of UH West Oahu students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,367 part time students in attendance at UH West Oahu.
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Heritage University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. Heritage University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region 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 students are part time.
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California State University - Dominguez Hills comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carson.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 13,048 of CSUDH students are exclusively distance learners. 4,819 of CSUDH students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of La Verne as the #4 school in this year's rankings. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne. ULV also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region 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 students are part time.
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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton. Cal State Fullerton also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at Cal State Fullerton is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 students are part time.
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University of Nevada - Reno earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population. UNR not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 4,563 students take at least one class online at UNR. There are roughly 5,396 part time students in attendance at UNR.
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San Diego State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. SDSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region list.
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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University of Nevada - Las Vegas comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UNLV is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,438 students take at least one class online at UNLV. About 8,226 of the students at UNLV are attending part time.
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California State University - Monterey Bay earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.7% of CSUMB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,082 students at CSUMB that take at least one class online. 1,046 of CSUMB students are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brandman University. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 5,783 of Brandman students are attending part time.
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