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2021 Best Mathematics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

13 Colleges
2,763 Bachelor's Degrees
$35,250 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Mathematics Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Mathematics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaIn <nil>, 2,763 bachelor's degrees were awarded to mathematics students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 13.4% of all the math bachelor's degrees in the country.

For this year's Best Mathematics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's in math. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mathematics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Math Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.

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2021 Best Mathematics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying math.

Top 10 Best Mathematics Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of California - Los Angeles has taken the #1 spot in this year's mathematics ranking for non-traditional students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. UCLA also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Mathematics in California rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. 2,161 students are part time.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best mathematics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCSD also made our Best Colleges for Mathematics in California list, coming in at #2.

About 0.6% of UCSD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. 1,605 of UCSD students are attending part time.

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University of California - Irvine comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Irvine has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Mathematics in California ranking.

About 0.6% of UC Irvine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,448 students take at least one class online at UC Irvine. There are roughly 1,201 part time students in attendance at UC Irvine.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best mathematics schools for non-traditional students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Mathematics in California list.

About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of California - Santa Barbara as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. UCSB also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Mathematics in California rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 3,596 students at UCSB that take at least one class online. About 880 of the students at UCSB are attending part time.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Mathematics in California list.

About 0.8% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. 1,455 of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students are attending part time.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best mathematics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 20,284 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly Pomona. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly Pomona.

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University of California - Davis landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best mathematics schools for non-traditional students. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis. UC Davis not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Mathematics in California list.

About 0.9% of UC Davis students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,892 students take at least one class online at UC Davis. 1,668 students are part time.

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University of California - Riverside comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCR has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Mathematics in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 17,351 students take at least one class online at UCR. About 1,118 of the students at UCR are attending part time.

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California State University - San Bernardino earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at CSUSB is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,874 students at CSUSB that take at least one class online. 4,301 of CSUSB students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Mathematics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Mathematics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 385
Oregon 333
Nevada 101
Hawaii 54
Alaska 14

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