2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences & humanities programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
The Evergreen State College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional liberal arts / sciences & humanities students. Evergreen is a small public school located in the suburb of Olympia. Evergreen also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. About 317 of the students at Evergreen are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Brandman University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Brandman is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Irvine.
About 1.2% of Brandman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,783 of Brandman students are attending part time.
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Saint Mary's College of California comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. SMC also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. 34 of SMC students are exclusively distance learners. About 683 of the students at SMC are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize California State University - East Bay as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.
The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.
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California State University - Northridge landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
About 1.7% of CSUN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. About 9,164 of the students at CSUN are attending part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Monterey Bay. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Seaside.
The student loan default rate at CSUMB is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,082 students at CSUMB that take at least one class online. About 1,046 of the students at CSUMB are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize California State University - Dominguez Hills as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 13,048 of CSUDH students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,819 of the students at CSUDH are attending part time.
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San Francisco State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. 6,034 of SFSU students are attending part time.
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Azusa Pacific University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Azusa Pacific also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Far Western US Region rankings.
About 1.1% of Azusa Pacific students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,851 students take at least one class online at Azusa Pacific. 2,771 of Azusa Pacific students are attending part time.
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Sonoma State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.4% of SSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,146 students at SSU that take at least one class online. 1,263 of SSU students are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Sonoma State University Report
