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2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

49 Colleges
5,259 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,171 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

For this year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 49 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public administration & social service. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration & social service programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration & social service program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying public administration & social service.

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

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration & social service ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Syracuse not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. 3,491 of Syracuse students are attending part time.

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Keuka College
Keuka Park, NY

Keuka College earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the 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 #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. Approximately 479 students take at least one class online at Keuka College. 138 students are part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Metropolitan College of New York. Located in the large city of New York, MCNY is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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 of MCNY students are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.

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SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY

Our rankings recognize SUNY Empire State College as the #5 school in this year's rankings. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 6,320 of SUNY Empire students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,049 part time students in attendance at SUNY Empire.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at SUNY Empire State College

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Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA

Our rankings recognize Chestnut Hill College as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, CHC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. There are approximately 299 students at CHC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 422 part time students in attendance at CHC.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Shippensburg. Ship did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The student loan default rate at Ship is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. 390 students at Ship are exclusively online. 1,063 of Ship students are attending part time.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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Cornell University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Cornell also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. 574 of Cornell students are attending part time.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Cornell University Report

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Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Stockton University. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Galloway.

About 1.8% of Stockton State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,882 students at Stockton State that take at least one class online. About 967 of the students at Stockton State are attending part time.

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Lehman College
Bronx, NY

Our rankings recognize Lehman College as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

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

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Lehman College

Best for Non-Traditional Students Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students public administration & social service colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,145
New York 2,680
New Jersey 834
Maryland 683
Delaware 145
District of Columbia 54

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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