2021 Best International Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges
1,436Bachelor's Degrees
$40,803Avg Cost*
Finding the Best International Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best International Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in international studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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University of California - San Diego tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional international studies students. 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 #1 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,222 students at UCSD that take at least one class online. About 1,605 of the students at UCSD are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Pepperdine University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pepperdine, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 0.6% of Pepperdine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,015 of Pepperdine students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,069 of the students at Pepperdine are attending part time.
University of California - Santa Barbara earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. 880 of UCSB students are attending part time.
University of California - Irvine landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best international studies schools for non-traditional students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine. UC Irvine also made our Best Colleges for International Studies 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. 1,201 of UC Irvine students are attending part time.
University of California - Los Angeles earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCLA has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 0.7% of UCLA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,161 part time students in attendance at UCLA.
Seattle University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Seattle U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at Seattle U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,609 students at Seattle U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,465 part time students in attendance at Seattle U.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Oregon. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population. UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region list.
About 1.0% of UO students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,819 students at UO that take at least one class online. 1,683 of UO students are attending part time.
University of California - Riverside earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside. UCR also made our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at UCR is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 17,351 students at UCR that take at least one class online. 1,118 of UCR students are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 schools only.
References
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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