2021 Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 2,174 bachelor's degrees were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 14.7% of all the civil eng bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer a bachelor's in civil eng. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The following schools top our list of the Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
San Jose State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's civil engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jose State, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. 9,800 students are 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. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in California ranking.
About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in California 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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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. USC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in California 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. There are roughly 6,687 part time students in attendance at USC.
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona. Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in California list.
The student loan default rate at Cal Poly Pomona is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,284 students at Cal Poly Pomona that take at least one class online. About 5,151 of the students at Cal Poly Pomona are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of California - Davis as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population. UC Davis not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in California list.
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. About 1,668 of the students at UC Davis are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Fullerton. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at Cal State Fullerton is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 students are part time.
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San Diego State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
The student loan default rate at SDSU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,452 part time students in attendance at SDSU.
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Our rankings recognize University of California - Irvine as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population. UC Irvine not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. 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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