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2021 Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

12 Colleges
1,328 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,295 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaCommunication Sciences is the #46 most popular major in California with 1,328 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 11.3% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communication sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication sciences 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 communication sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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California Baptist University has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Cal Baptist not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in California list.

The student loan default rate at Cal Baptist is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,638 students at Cal Baptist that take at least one class online. About 2,045 of the students at Cal Baptist are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Fullerton as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State Fullerton, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences 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.

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San Diego State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego. SDSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in California list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 21,657 students take at least one class online at SDSU. 5,452 students are part time.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at San Diego State University

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sac State, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in California ranking.

About 1.7% of Sac State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.

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California State University - Los Angeles earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Northridge. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge. CSUN not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in California list.

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. 9,164 of CSUN students are attending part time.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Northridge Report

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Long Beach. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population. CSULB also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in California rankings.

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 of CSULB students are attending part time.

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Biola University
La Mirada, CA

The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Biola University. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada. Biola not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in California 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. 1,503 of Biola students are attending part time.

Full Communication Sciences at Biola University Report

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San Francisco State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best communication sciences schools for non-traditional students. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

About 1.8% of SFSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. About 6,034 of the students at SFSU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Redlands as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. University of Redlands also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in California rankings.

About 0.6% of University of Redlands students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 738 students take at least one class online at University of Redlands. 698 students are part time.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Redlands Report

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

Explore all the Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 153
Oregon 99
Nevada 75

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*Avg Cost is for the top 12 schools only.

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