by our College Data Analytics Team
English Language & Literature is the #16 most popular major in California with 4,231 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 11.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best English Language & Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a bachelor's in english language & literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent english language & literature 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 english language & literature program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best English Language & Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
San Francisco State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional english language & literature students. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. 6,034 students are part time.
Full English Language & Literature at San Francisco State University Report
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Berkeley. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population. UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature in California 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. 4,099 of UC Berkeley students are attending part time.
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best english language & literature schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. 2,161 students are part time.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of California - Los Angeles
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Santa Clara University. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara. SCU also made our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature in California list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. 1,240 students are part time.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Santa Clara University
Loyola Marymount University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. Loyola Marymount also made our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature in California list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 4,981 students take at least one class online at Loyola Marymount. There are roughly 764 part time students in attendance at Loyola Marymount.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Loyola Marymount University
California State University - Long Beach landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best english language & literature schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. There are roughly 8,046 part time students in attendance at CSULB.
Full English Language & Literature at California State University - Long Beach Report
University of California - Riverside earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCR also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature in California rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 17,351 students take at least one class online at UCR. 1,118 of UCR students are attending part time.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of California - Riverside
Mills College landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best english language & literature schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit college with a student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mills, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature in California ranking.
About 0.0% of Mills students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 754 students take at least one class online at Mills. 233 of Mills students are attending part time.
San Jose State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.
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. About 9,800 of the students at San Jose State are attending part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Stanislaus. Located in the small suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 4,993 students at Stan State that take at least one class online. About 2,273 of the students at Stan State are attending part time.
Full English Language & Literature at California State University - Stanislaus Report
Explore all the Best English Language & Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 758 |
| Hawaii | 100 |
| Oregon | 430 |
| Nevada | 192 |
| Alaska | 36 |
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
