2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 56 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Great Lakes 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
Ohio State University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional public administration & social service students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus. Ohio State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 students are part time.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Our rankings recognize Indiana University - Bloomington as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population. IU Bloomington also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at IU Bloomington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. 5,256 students are part time.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Indiana University - Bloomington Report
Aurora University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 1,638 students at Aurora are exclusively online. 1,443 students are part time.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Aurora University Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. There are roughly 3,568 part time students in attendance at U-M.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Spring Arbor University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 1,245 of Spring Arbor students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 451 part time students in attendance at Spring Arbor.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IUPUI also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 11,579 students take at least one class online at IUPUI. 6,671 students are part time.
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Central Michigan University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population. Central Michigan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.2% of Central Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. About 3,991 of the students at Central Michigan are attending part time.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Central Michigan University Report
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Oshkosh also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UW Oshkosh is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,860 students at UW Oshkosh that take at least one class online. 6,611 of UW Oshkosh students are attending part time.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Wayne State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Wayne State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 13,128 students take at least one class online at Wayne State. 6,948 students are part time.
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Michigan State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population. Michigan State also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 students are part time.
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