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

20 Colleges
2,519 Bachelor's Degrees
$35,409 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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

This year's Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in ce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer engineering 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 engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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San Jose State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's computer engineering ranking for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, San Jose State has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Far Western US Region ranking.

About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population. UW Seattle not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Far Western US Region list.

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. 9,705 students are part time.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Far Western US Region list.

The student loan default rate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,682 students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that take at least one class online. About 1,455 of the students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are attending part time.

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University of California - Irvine earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine. UC Irvine also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Far Western US Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UC Irvine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 23,448 students take at least one class online at UC Irvine. 1,201 of UC Irvine students are attending part time.

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University of Southern California earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. USC also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best computer engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. SCU also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Far Western US Region rankings.

About 0.3% of SCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are roughly 1,240 part time students in attendance at SCU.

Full Computer Engineering at Santa Clara University Report

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Santa Cruz. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population. UC Santa Cruz also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Far Western US Region rankings.

About 1.3% of UC Santa Cruz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,400 students take at least one class online at UC Santa Cruz. There are roughly 837 part time students in attendance at UC Santa Cruz.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Fullerton as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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

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California State University - Sacramento earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. There are roughly 7,378 part time students in attendance at Sac State.

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University of California - Davis landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best computer engineering schools for non-traditional students. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis. UC Davis also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Far Western US Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UC Davis is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,892 students take at least one class online at UC Davis. About 1,668 of the students at UC Davis are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Computer Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,137
Washington 119
Oregon 28
Nevada 148
Hawaii 22
Alaska 6

Computer Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 20 schools only.

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