2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey
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Public Administration & Social Service is the #16 most popular major in New Jersey with 799 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 2.3% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public administration & social service. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration & social service programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the public administration & social service program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration & social service ranking for non-traditional students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New Jersey list, coming in at #2.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. About 7,559 of the students at Rutgers New Brunswick are attending part time.
Stockton University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stockton State, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New Jersey ranking.
The student loan default rate at Stockton State is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,882 students take at least one class online at Stockton State. There are roughly 967 part time students in attendance at Stockton State.
Ramapo College of New Jersey earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Ramapo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah. Ramapo College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New Jersey list.
About 0.7% of Ramapo College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,224 students take at least one class online at Ramapo College. 1,054 students are part time.
Montclair State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Montclair State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New Jersey list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 9,294 students at Montclair State that take at least one class online. About 4,724 of the students at Montclair State are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kean University. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population. Kean not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New Jersey list.
About 3.1% of Kean students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,503 students take at least one class online at Kean. About 3,314 of the students at Kean are attending part time.
Seton Hall University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Seton Hall has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New Jersey ranking.
About 1.1% of Seton Hall students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,136 students at Seton Hall that take at least one class online. About 2,229 of the students at Seton Hall 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).
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Public Administration & Social Service is the #16 most popular major in New Jersey with 799 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 2.3% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
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