2021 Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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2,174
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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 school with a very 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 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. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.
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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 fairly 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. 4,099 students are part time.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very 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. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. 1,455 of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.
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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 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 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 small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly 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%. 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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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. 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.
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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 college with a fairly 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. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. About 10,634 of the students at Cal State Fullerton are attending 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 very large public school located in the city of San Diego.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. 5,452 of SDSU students are attending part time.
Full Civil Engineering at San Diego State University Report
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 college with a fairly 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.
About 0.6% of UC Irvine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,448 students at UC Irvine that take at least one class online. About 1,201 of the students at UC Irvine are attending part time.
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