2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 92 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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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Brescia University has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration & social service ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Owensboro, Brescia University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Brescia University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.3% of Brescia University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 301 students at Brescia University that take at least one class online. About 166 of the students at Brescia University are attending part time.
Barry University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Barry University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at Barry University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,337 students at Barry University that take at least one class online. 2,387 of Barry University students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Lindsey Wilson College. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.
The student loan default rate at Lindsey Wilson College is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 842 students take at least one class online at Lindsey Wilson College. About 528 of the students at Lindsey Wilson College are attending part time.
George Mason University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population. GMU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. About 12,712 of the students at GMU are attending part time.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill. UNC Chapel Hill also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UNC Chapel Hill is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. About 5,151 of the students at UNC Chapel Hill are attending part time.
Western Carolina University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WCU also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 2.3% of WCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,712 part time students in attendance at WCU.
Florida International University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population. FIU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at FIU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,632 students at FIU that take at least one class online. About 22,664 of the students at FIU are attending part time.
University of Central Florida earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population. UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at UCF is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. There are roughly 23,575 part time students in attendance at UCF.
Bluefield College landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Bluefield, Bluefield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 3.4% of Bluefield College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 382 of Bluefield College students are exclusively distance learners. 151 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize The University of Tennessee - Knoxville as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville. UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at UT Knoxville is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,626 students take at least one class online at UT Knoxville. 3,889 of UT Knoxville students are attending part time.
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saint Leo University. St. Leo University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.
The student loan default rate at St. Leo University is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. 6,380 students at St. Leo University are exclusively online. 2,071 of St. Leo University students are attending part time.
The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to James Madison University. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, JMU has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. 2,328 of JMU students are attending part time.
Troy University comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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. About 6,321 of the students at TROY are attending part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region award.
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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