by our College Data Analytics Team
For this year's Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer a bachelor's in civil eng. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying civil eng.
San Jose State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's civil engineering ranking for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
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 students are part time.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at San Jose State University
University of California - Berkeley earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Far Western US Region 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. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.
Full Civil Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report
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. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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. There are roughly 1,455 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Full Civil Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report
Our rankings recognize University of Southern California as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at USC is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.
Full Civil Engineering at University of Southern California Report
University of Washington - Seattle Campus comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population. UW Seattle also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.0% of Cal Poly Pomona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,284 students at Cal Poly Pomona that take at least one class online. 5,151 of Cal Poly Pomona students are attending part time.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
University of California - Davis comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis. UC Davis also made our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. 1,668 of UC Davis students are attending part time.
Full Civil Engineering at University of California - Davis Report
Oregon State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. 10,920 students are part time.
University of California - Los Angeles comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles. UCLA also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Far Western US Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. About 2,161 of the students at UCLA are attending part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Washington State University. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.
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.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Washington State University
Explore the best for non-traditional students civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 2,163 |
| Washington | 372 |
| Oregon | 229 |
| Nevada | 123 |
| Hawaii | 75 |
| Alaska | 43 |
One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Civil Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
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