2021 Best Area Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Area Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 462 bachelor's degrees were awarded to area studies students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #73 most popular major in the state. This means that 11.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Area Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in area studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality area studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the area studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Area Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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University of California - Berkeley tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional area studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Area Studies in California ranking.
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 students are part time.
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best area studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Area Studies in California ranking.
About 0.7% of UCLA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. 2,161 students are part time.
California State University - Fullerton comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cal State Fullerton has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Area Studies in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Long Beach. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CSULB has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Area Studies in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 24,806 students at CSULB that take at least one class online. 8,046 of CSULB students are attending part time.
University of California - Riverside landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best area studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCR has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Area Studies in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 17,351 students at UCR that take at least one class online. 1,118 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize California State University - Chico as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Chico State is a public college with a large student population. Chico State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. Approximately 10,804 students take at least one class online at Chico State. About 2,083 of the students at Chico State are attending part time.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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In <nil>, 462 bachelor's degrees were awarded to area studies students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #73 most popular major in the state. This means that 11.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
