by our College Data Analytics Team
Education is the #12 most popular major in California with 6,267 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 6.6% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent education 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 education program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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 education programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
National University has taken the #1 spot in this year's education ranking for non-traditional students. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 11,960 of National University students are exclusively distance learners. About 8,705 of the students at National University are attending part time.
Brandman University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.2% of Brandman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,783 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize California State University - Los Angeles as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population. Cal State LA also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in California rankings.
The student loan default rate at Cal State LA is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,268 students take at least one class online at Cal State LA. 5,425 students are part time.
Full Education at California State University - Los Angeles Report
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Azusa Pacific University. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Azusa Pacific has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at Azusa Pacific is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,851 students at Azusa Pacific that take at least one class online. 2,771 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize California State University - Fresno as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a very large student population. Fresno State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Education in California list.
The student loan default rate at Fresno State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 17,956 students at Fresno State that take at least one class online. About 4,540 of the students at Fresno State are attending part time.
Full Education at California State University - Fresno Report
San Francisco State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at SFSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. 6,034 of SFSU students are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of the Pacific. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at Pacific is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 747 students are part time.
William Jessup University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the rural area of Rocklin, William Jessup University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 545 students at William Jessup University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 386 part time students in attendance at William Jessup University.
Our rankings recognize California State University - Dominguez Hills as the #9 school in this year's rankings. CSUDH is a large public school located in the city of Carson.
About 0.8% of CSUDH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 13,048 of CSUDH students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,819 part time students in attendance at CSUDH.
Read full report on Education at California State University - Dominguez Hills
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Diego State University. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Education in California list.
The student loan default rate at SDSU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,657 students take at least one class online at SDSU. 5,452 of SDSU students are attending part time.
Explore all the Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 2,072 |
| Hawaii | 313 |
| Oregon | 734 |
| Nevada | 462 |
| Alaska | 57 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 18 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
