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2021 Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

31 Colleges
3,062 Bachelor's Degrees
$39,369 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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

This year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer a bachelor's in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting 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 accounting program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Southern California tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional accounting students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. USC also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Far Western US Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at USC is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 students are part time.

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California State University - Northridge earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. CSUN is a very 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 students at CSUN are exclusively online. About 9,164 of the students at CSUN are attending part time.

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Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

Our rankings recognize Gonzaga University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane. Gonzaga not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Far Western US Region list.

About 0.2% of Gonzaga students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 923 of Gonzaga students are exclusively distance learners. 661 of Gonzaga students are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of San Diego. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USD has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at USD is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 1,854 students are part time.

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. USFCA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USFCA has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 5,220 students at USFCA that take at least one class online. About 2,299 of the students at USFCA are attending part time.

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Loyola Marymount University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. Loyola Marymount did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Far Western US Region list.

About 0.9% of Loyola Marymount students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,981 students take at least one class online at Loyola Marymount. There are roughly 764 part time students in attendance at Loyola Marymount.

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara. SCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Far Western US Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. 1,240 students are part time.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,705 part time students in attendance at UW Seattle.

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Washington State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

About 1.4% of Wazzu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,985 part time students in attendance at Wazzu.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of La Verne. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at ULV is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 985 students take at least one class online at ULV. 1,920 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students accounting colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,424
Washington 1,049
Oregon 517
Nevada 263
Hawaii 132
Alaska 78

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Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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