2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public administration & social service. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration & social service programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the public administration & social service program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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.
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2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Phoenix - Arizona has taken the #1 spot in this year's public administration & social service ranking for non-traditional students. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix. UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. 85,576 students at UOPX - Arizona are exclusively online.
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Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio. OLLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 980 of OLLU students are exclusively distance learners. About 319 of the students at OLLU are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Grand Canyon University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.5% of Grand Canyon University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 79,865 students at Grand Canyon University are exclusively online. 80,777 of Grand Canyon University students are attending part time.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population. University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at University of Oklahoma is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. About 6,082 of the students at University of Oklahoma are attending part time.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
About 1.4% of UT Arlington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. About 22,217 of the students at UT Arlington are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Texas State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Texas State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 21,921 students take at least one class online at Texas State. About 8,642 of the students at Texas State are attending part time.
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West Texas A&M University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 4,736 students take at least one class online at West Texas A&M University. There are roughly 3,683 part time students in attendance at West Texas A&M University.
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The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Austin has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 of UT Austin students are attending part time.
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Texas Woman's University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at TWU is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 6,914 students at TWU are exclusively online. About 7,329 of the students at TWU are attending part time.
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Tarleton State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.
About 2.3% of Tarleton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,360 of Tarleton students are exclusively distance learners. 4,832 students are part time.
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