2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 5,335 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 13.6% of all the liberal arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Saint Mary's College of California tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. SMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in California list.
The student loan default rate at SMC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 34 students at SMC are exclusively online. There are roughly 683 part time students in attendance at SMC.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - East Bay. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.
The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. 3,650 students are part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Northridge. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
About 1.7% of CSUN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. 9,164 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Brandman University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Brandman is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Irvine.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. About 5,783 of the students at Brandman are attending part time.
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California State University - Dominguez Hills earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 13,048 of CSUDH students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,819 of the students at CSUDH are attending part time.
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San Francisco State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. SFSU is a fairly 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. 6,034 of SFSU students are attending part time.
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California State University - Monterey Bay earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside.
The student loan default rate at CSUMB is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,082 students at CSUMB that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,046 part time students in attendance at CSUMB.
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Our rankings recognize Azusa Pacific University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Azusa Pacific not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in California list.
The student loan default rate at Azusa Pacific is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,851 students at Azusa Pacific that take at least one class online. 2,771 of Azusa Pacific students are attending part time.
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California State University - Long Beach comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population. CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in California list.
The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,806 students at CSULB that take at least one class online. 8,046 of CSULB students are attending part time.
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Sonoma State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.4% of SSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,146 students take at least one class online at SSU. About 1,263 of the students at SSU are attending part time.
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