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

18 Colleges
2,487 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,736 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 New YorkIn <nil>, 2,487 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public administration & social service students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 34,829 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 7.1% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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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2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University tops the 2021 list of our schools in New York that are best for non-traditional public administration & social service students. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New York ranking.

The student loan default rate at Syracuse is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,812 students take at least one class online at Syracuse. About 3,491 of the students at Syracuse are attending part time.

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Keuka College
Keuka Park, NY

Keuka College comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Keuka Park, Keuka College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keuka College, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New York ranking.

The student loan default rate at Keuka College is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 479 students at Keuka College that take at least one class online. There are roughly 138 part time students in attendance at Keuka College.

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Metropolitan College of New York earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of New York, MCNY is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCNY, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New York ranking.

About 1.1% of MCNY students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 441 students at MCNY are exclusively online. 149 students are part time.

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SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

About 1.6% of SUNY Empire students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,320 students at SUNY Empire are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,049 part time students in attendance at SUNY Empire.

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Our rankings recognize Cornell University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New York ranking.

About 0.4% of Cornell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. There are roughly 574 part time students in attendance at Cornell.

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Lehman College
Bronx, NY

Lehman College earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a large student population. Lehman not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New York list.

The student loan default rate at Lehman is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,080 students take at least one class online at Lehman. 6,250 of Lehman students are attending part time.

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John Jay College of Criminal Justice comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. John Jay is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 7,007 students take at least one class online at John Jay. About 4,186 of the students at John Jay are attending part time.

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Cazenovia College
Cazenovia, NY

Our rankings recognize Cazenovia College as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Cazenovia, Cazenovia is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Cazenovia not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New York list.

About 3.5% of Cazenovia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. About 157 of the students at Cazenovia are attending part time.

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Nazareth College
Rochester, NY

Our rankings recognize Nazareth College as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Nazareth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Nazareth has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New York ranking.

The student loan default rate at Nazareth is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 693 students at Nazareth that take at least one class online. 282 of Nazareth students are attending part time.

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Baruch College
New York, NY

Baruch College landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Baruch is a large public school located in the large city of New York. Baruch did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in New York list.

About 0.6% of Baruch students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,840 students at Baruch that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,819 part time students in attendance at Baruch.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,145
New Jersey 834
Maryland 683
Delaware 145
District of Columbia 54

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*Avg Cost is for the top 18 schools only.

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