2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 33 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public administration & social service. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration & social service programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration & social service program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
Check out the public administration & social service programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students
St Catherine University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional public administration & social service students. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. St. Kate's also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 1,150 students take at least one class online at St. Kate’s. 1,608 students are part time.
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Walden University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
About 1.1% of Walden University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 46,455 students take classes exclusively online at Walden University. There are roughly 27,673 part time students in attendance at Walden University.
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Metropolitan State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
About 1.4% of Metro State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,941 students take at least one class online at Metro State. 4,032 of Metro State students are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The College of Saint Scholastica. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. St. Scholastica did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 1,006 of St. Scholastica students are exclusively distance learners. 751 of St. Scholastica students are attending part time.
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Upper Iowa University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 1.6% of UIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,973 students at UIU are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,332 part time students in attendance at UIU.
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University of Northern Iowa comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNI has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 1.1% of UNI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,212 students take at least one class online at UNI. About 1,478 of the students at UNI are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Dakota. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks. UND also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 0.8% of UND students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,465 students take at least one class online at UND. There are roughly 4,977 part time students in attendance at UND.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Grand View University. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.
About 2.3% of Grand View University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 478 students take at least one class online at Grand View University. 259 of Grand View University students are attending part time.
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Winona State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Winona State has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 1.1% of Winona State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,776 students at Winona State that take at least one class online. About 1,337 of the students at Winona State are attending part time.
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University of Kansas earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population. KU also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at KU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,364 students take at least one class online at KU. 4,657 students are part time.
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