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2021 Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
2,441 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,129 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

This year's Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in human development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human development & family studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the human development & family studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying human development.

Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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California State University - East Bay tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional human development & family studies students. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. About 3,650 of the students at Cal State East Bay are attending part time.

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Washington State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Wazzu has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. About 4,985 of the students at Wazzu are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oregon State University. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis. Oregon State also made our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 10,888 students at Oregon State are exclusively online. About 10,920 of the students at Oregon State are attending part time.

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California State University - San Marcos landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best human development & family studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a large student population. CSUSM also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Far Western US Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 8,464 students take at least one class online at CSUSM. 3,222 students are part time.

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Fresno Pacific University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 1,099 students at Fresno Pacific that take at least one class online. About 1,747 of the students at Fresno Pacific are attending part time.

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Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. SSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park. SSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Far Western US Region list.

The student loan default rate at SSU is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,146 students at SSU that take at least one class online. 1,263 students are part time.

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California State University - Long Beach earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach. CSULB also made our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #6.

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. There are roughly 8,046 part time students in attendance at CSULB.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nevada - Reno. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Far Western US Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 4,563 students at UNR that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,396 part time students in attendance at UNR.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of La Verne. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ULV has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at ULV is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 985 students at ULV that take at least one class online. About 1,920 of the students at ULV are attending part time.

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Warner Pacific University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best human development & family studies schools for non-traditional students. Warner Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 140 students at Warner Pacific that take at least one class online. There are roughly 25 part time students in attendance at Warner Pacific.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students human development & family studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,849
Washington 268
Oregon 361
Nevada 119
Hawaii 69
Alaska 20

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*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

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