2021 Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 1,736 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, human development & family studies is the #32 most popular major in California. This means that 14.6% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in human development. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human development & family studies programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human development & family studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
Check out the human development programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
California State University - East Bay tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional human development & family studies students. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward. Cal State East Bay not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in California list.
About 1.3% of Cal State East Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize California State University - San Marcos as the #2 school in this year's rankings. CSUSM is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos. CSUSM also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in California rankings.
About 1.5% of CSUSM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,464 students take at least one class online at CSUSM. 3,222 of CSUSM students are attending part time.
Fresno Pacific University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno. Fresno Pacific also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in California rankings.
The student loan default rate at Fresno Pacific is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 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.
Sonoma State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. SSU also made our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in California list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 4,146 students take at least one class online at SSU. 1,263 of SSU students are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Long Beach. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in California ranking.
About 0.8% of CSULB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. 8,046 students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of La Verne. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. ULV not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in California list.
About 1.3% of ULV students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 985 students take at least one class online at ULV. 1,920 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of California - San Diego as the #7 school in this year's rankings. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCSD has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in California ranking.
About 0.6% of UCSD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. 1,605 of UCSD students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Point Loma Nazarene University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at PLNU, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. There are approximately 1,201 students at PLNU that take at least one class online. 1,312 of PLNU students 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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With 1,736 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, human development & family studies is the #32 most popular major in California. This means that 14.6% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
