2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in Tennessee with 662 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.9% of all the public administration & social service bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee ranking analyzed 9 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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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville tops the 2021 list of our schools in Tennessee that are best for non-traditional public administration & social service students. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville. UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee list.
About 1.1% of UT Knoxville students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,626 students take at least one class online at UT Knoxville. About 3,889 of the students at UT Knoxville are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize East Tennessee State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. ETSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. Approximately 5,872 students take at least one class online at ETSU. There are roughly 3,024 part time students in attendance at ETSU.
Union University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Jackson. Union not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee list.
About 1.1% of Union students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 690 students take at least one class online at Union. About 770 of the students at Union are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Austin Peay State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville. Austin Peay State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.4%. There are approximately 3,473 students at Austin Peay State University that take at least one class online. 3,684 of Austin Peay State University students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Chattanooga has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee ranking.
About 1.5% of UT Chattanooga students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,689 students at UT Chattanooga that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,757 part time students in attendance at UT Chattanooga.
University of Memphis earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population. UofM also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee rankings.
The student loan default rate at UofM is lower than is typical, just 3.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,362 students at UofM that take at least one class online. 8,225 students are part time.
The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Martin, UT Martin is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. UT Martin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee list.
About 2.2% of UT Martin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,612 students at UT Martin are exclusively online. There are roughly 2,163 part time students in attendance at UT Martin.
Middle Tennessee State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Murfreesboro. Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee list.
The student loan default rate at Middle Tennessee State University is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,472 students take at least one class online at Middle Tennessee State University. There are roughly 5,576 part time students in attendance at Middle Tennessee State University.
Tennessee State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville. Tennessee State University also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.4%. There are approximately 2,651 students at Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. About 2,446 of the students at Tennessee State University 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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Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in Tennessee with 662 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.9% of all the public administration & social service bachelor's degrees in the country.
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