2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Public Administration & Social Service is the #20 most popular major in Massachusetts with 644 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.8% 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 Massachusetts ranking, we looked at 9 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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Cambridge College has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration & social service ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 746 students at Cambridge College are exclusively online. About 1,820 of the students at Cambridge College are attending part time.
Elms College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chicopee. Elms College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Massachusetts list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 395 students at Elms College that take at least one class online. 394 of Elms College students are attending part time.
Westfield State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Westfield is a small public school located in the large suburb of Westfield. Westfield did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Massachusetts list.
The student loan default rate at Westfield is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. There are roughly 1,138 part time students in attendance at Westfield.
Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts - Boston as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMass Boston also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Massachusetts rankings.
The student loan default rate at UMass Boston is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. 4,332 of UMass Boston students are attending part time.
Salem State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem. Salem State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Massachusetts list.
The student loan default rate at Salem State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,979 students at Salem State that take at least one class online. 2,253 of Salem State students are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fitchburg State University. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg. Fitchburg State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Massachusetts rankings.
About 1.5% of Fitchburg State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,836 students at Fitchburg State are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,648 part time students in attendance at Fitchburg State.
Our rankings recognize Fisher College as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 1.9% of Fisher College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 661 students at Fisher College are exclusively online. There are roughly 770 part time students in attendance at Fisher College.
Our rankings recognize Bridgewater State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Bridgewater State also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Massachusetts list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 3,579 students take at least one class online at Bridgewater State. 2,921 students are part time.
Northeastern University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Northeastern has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Massachusetts ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.
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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