2021 Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public health program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
Check out the public health programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Washington - Seattle Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's public health ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population. UW Seattle also made our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. 9,705 of UW Seattle students are attending part time.
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University of California - Berkeley comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oregon State University. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis. Oregon State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.7% of Oregon State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 10,888 students at Oregon State are exclusively online. 10,920 students are part time.
Read full report on Public Health at Oregon State University
National University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 11,960 students at National University are exclusively online. 8,705 students are part time.
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California State University - Northridge earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. 9,164 of CSUN students are attending part time.
Read full report on Public Health at California State University - Northridge
University of Southern California earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. USC also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Far Western US Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at USC is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 students are part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine. UC Irvine also made our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 23,448 students take at least one class online at UC Irvine. About 1,201 of the students at UC Irvine are attending part time.
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Portland State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.5% of Portland State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,103 students take at least one class online at Portland State University. 8,440 of Portland State University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize California State University - Los Angeles as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.
About 1.7% of Cal State LA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 16,268 students at Cal State LA that take at least one class online. 5,425 of Cal State LA students are attending part time.
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University of California - San Diego earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCSD has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCSD is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,222 students at UCSD that take at least one class online. 1,605 students are part time.
Read full report on Public Health at University of California - San Diego