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2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington

6 Colleges
473 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,639 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in WashingtonWith 473 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, public administration & social service is the #19 most popular major in Washington. This means that of the 34,829 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.4% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington ranking, we looked at 6 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 Washington

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.

Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Heritage University
Toppenish, WA

Heritage University has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration & social service ranking for non-traditional students. Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish. Heritage University also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Washington list, coming in at #2.

About 2.2% of Heritage University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 145 students at Heritage University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 158 part time students in attendance at Heritage University.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle. UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Washington list.

The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. 9,705 of UW Seattle students are attending part time.

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Eastern Washington University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cheney. EWU also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Washington list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 3,626 students at EWU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,697 part time students in attendance at EWU.

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Western Washington University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population. WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Washington list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 827 students take at least one class online at WWU. About 1,864 of the students at WWU are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Central Washington University. CWU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg. CWU also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Washington list, coming in at #7.

About 1.8% of CWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,411 students at CWU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,565 part time students in attendance at CWU.

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Pacific Lutheran University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tacoma. PLU also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Washington rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 67 students take at least one class online at PLU. 199 of PLU students are attending part time.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Pacific Lutheran University

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,747
Hawaii 247
Oregon 347
Nevada 233
Alaska 53

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