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For this year's Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 49 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The computer & information sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
Check out the computer & information sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
University of Southern California tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional computer & information sciences students. 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 #2 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.
Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Southern California Report
Oregon State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Oregon State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 0.7% of Oregon State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 10,920 part time students in attendance at Oregon State.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Berkeley. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population. UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 students are part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Jose State University. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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. About 9,800 of the students at San Jose State are attending part time.
Full Computer & Information Sciences at San Jose State University Report
Washington State University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population. Wazzu also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Far Western US Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. 4,985 students are part time.
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University of California - Santa Barbara comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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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Our rankings recognize California State University - Fullerton as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the 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. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Portland State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.
The student loan default rate at Portland State University is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,103 students at Portland State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,440 part time students in attendance at Portland State University.
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Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Sac State is a very large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.
The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. 7,378 of Sac State students are attending part time.
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