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2021 Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

32 Colleges
11,483 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,468 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaIn <nil>, computer & information sciences students earned 11,483 bachelor's degrees from a California school, making the subject the 8th in the state. This means that of the 113,465 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 10.1% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking analyzed 32 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in computer & information sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer & information sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the computer & information sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

Check out the computer & information sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Southern California has taken the #1 spot in this year's computer & information sciences ranking for non-traditional students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in California list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.

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University of California - Berkeley comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population. UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in California rankings.

The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 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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San Jose State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population. San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in California list.

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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University of California - Santa Barbara earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population. UCSB also made our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in California list, coming in at #4.

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 students are part time.

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California State University - Fullerton landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best computer & information sciences 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.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. About 10,634 of the students at Cal State Fullerton are attending part time.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best computer & information sciences schools for non-traditional students. 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 #8 school in this year's rankings. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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 - Irvine comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population. UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in California list.

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

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Long Beach. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

About 0.8% of CSULB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,806 students at CSULB that take at least one class online. About 8,046 of the students at CSULB are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 3,021
Hawaii 203
Oregon 1,266
Nevada 264
Alaska 29

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