2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Alabama
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 604 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public administration & social service students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 34,829 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.7% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Alabama 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Troy University has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration & social service ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, TROY has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Alabama ranking.
About 2.6% of TROY students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,465 of TROY students are exclusively distance learners. 6,321 students are part time.
The University of Alabama earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UA has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Alabama ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 9,339 students at UA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,421 part time students in attendance at UA.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Jacksonville State University. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jacksonville State University, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Alabama ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. Approximately 4,335 students take at least one class online at Jacksonville State University. 2,811 students are part time.
Auburn University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population. Auburn also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Alabama rankings.
The student loan default rate at Auburn is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,718 students at Auburn that take at least one class online. 5,257 of Auburn students are attending part time.
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population. UAB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Alabama list.
About 1.2% of UAB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,202 students take at least one class online at UAB. There are roughly 7,363 part time students in attendance at UAB.
Our rankings recognize University of Montevallo as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public college with a small student population. Montevallo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Alabama list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 1,087 students at Montevallo that take at least one class online. 507 of Montevallo students are attending part time.
University of South Alabama comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USA, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Alabama ranking.
About 2.3% of USA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,252 students at USA that take at least one class online. 2,444 of USA students are attending part time.
Alabama State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public school with a small student population. Alabama State also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Alabama rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 5.2%. Approximately 2,783 students take at least one class online at Alabama State. 586 students are part time.
University of North Alabama landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Florence. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNA, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Alabama ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.0%. 3,305 of UNA students are exclusively distance learners. About 3,399 of the students at UNA 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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In <nil>, 604 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public administration & social service students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 34,829 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.7% were from a college or university in the state.
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