2021 Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
9Colleges
486Bachelor's Degrees
$27,671Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 486 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, general social sciences is the #73 most popular major in California. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 8.9% of all the social sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences 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 general social sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Brandman University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general social sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Brandman is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Irvine. Brandman also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in California rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 5,783 students are part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Stanislaus. Located in the suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public college with a large student population. Stan State also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in California rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 4,993 students take at least one class online at Stan State. 2,273 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Chico. Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Chico State has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. There are approximately 10,804 students at Chico State that take at least one class online. 2,083 of Chico State students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Monterey Bay. CSUMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Seaside. CSUMB not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in California list.
The student loan default rate at CSUMB is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,082 students take at least one class online at CSUMB. 1,046 students are part time.
California State University - San Bernardino comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. CSUSB is a large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino. CSUSB also made our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in California list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at CSUSB is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,874 students take at least one class online at CSUSB. 4,301 of CSUSB students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Southern California as the #6 school in this year's rankings. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in California list.
About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. 6,687 students are part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - San Marcos. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos. CSUSM also made our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in California list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 8,464 students take at least one class online at CSUSM. 3,222 of CSUSM students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize San Diego State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego. SDSU also made our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in California list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at SDSU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,657 students take at least one class online at SDSU. 5,452 students are part time.
Whittier College earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Whittier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Whittier. Whittier also made our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in California list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 350 students at Whittier that take at least one class online. 78 of Whittier students are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Social Sciences
General Social Sciences is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 9 schools only.
References
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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With 486 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, general social sciences is the #73 most popular major in California. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 8.9% of all the social sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.
