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2021 Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

26 Colleges
8,674 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,517 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaOut of the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked 6th in California. In fact, 8,674 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 20.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a bachelor's in compsci. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science 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 computer science 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 Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

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

Top 10 Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Southern California tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional computer science students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. USC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in California list.

About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.

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University of California - Berkeley earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.

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San Jose State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, San Jose State has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. 9,800 of San Jose State students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of California - Santa Barbara as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population. UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in California list.

The student loan default rate at UCSB is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. 880 of UCSB students are attending part time.

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California State University - Fullerton landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best computer science schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.

Read full report on Computer Science at California State University - Fullerton

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Sacramento. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

About 1.7% of Sac State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. 7,378 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize California State Polytechnic University - Pomona as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

The student loan default rate at Cal Poly Pomona is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,284 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly Pomona. About 5,151 of the students at Cal Poly Pomona are attending part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Northridge. 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 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 9,164 part time students in attendance at CSUN.

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California State University - Long Beach comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. 8,046 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize San Francisco State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The student loan default rate at SFSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. 6,034 students are part time.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,122
Oregon 1,049
Nevada 135
Hawaii 132
Alaska 29

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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