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2021 Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

16 Colleges
1,704 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,112 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

For this year's Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communication sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences 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 communication sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

Check out the communication sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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California Baptist University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional communication sciences students. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside. Cal Baptist also made our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 3,638 students take at least one class online at Cal Baptist. 2,045 students are part time.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at California Baptist University

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Fullerton. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State Fullerton, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region 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.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at California State University - Fullerton

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San Diego State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best communication sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population. SDSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region list.

The student loan default rate at SDSU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,452 part time students in attendance at SDSU.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Sacramento. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. About 7,378 of the students at Sac State are attending part time.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Sacramento Report

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California State University - Los Angeles comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,268 students at Cal State LA that take at least one class online. 5,425 students are part time.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best communication sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population. UW Seattle also made our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. 9,705 students are part time.

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California State University - Northridge earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at CSUN is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. About 9,164 of the students at CSUN are attending part time.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Northridge Report

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Long Beach as the #8 school in this year's rankings. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach. CSULB also made our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #8.

About 0.8% of CSULB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,806 students at CSULB that take at least one class online. 8,046 students are part time.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Long Beach Report

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Biola University
La Mirada, CA

Our rankings recognize Biola University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Biola did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region list.

About 0.7% of Biola students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,888 students take at least one class online at Biola. About 1,503 of the students at Biola are attending part time.

Full Communication Sciences at Biola University Report

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San Francisco State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. 6,034 of SFSU students are attending part time.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at San Francisco State University

Best for Non-Traditional Students Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,324
Washington 153
Oregon 99
Nevada 75

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*Avg Cost is for the top 16 schools only.

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