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2021 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

12 Colleges
7,442 Bachelor's Degrees
$38,030 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaIn <nil>, multi / interdisciplinary studies students earned 7,442 bachelor's degrees from a California school, making the subject the 10th in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 13.0% of all the multi / interdisciplinary studies bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer a bachelor's in multi / interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great multi / interdisciplinary studies programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the multi / interdisciplinary studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

Check out the multi / interdisciplinary studies programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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California State University - Monterey Bay has taken the #1 spot in this year's multi / interdisciplinary studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population. CSUMB also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in California rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 5,082 students at CSUMB that take at least one class online. 1,046 students are 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 midsize city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in California list.

About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 students are part time.

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3

Our rankings recognize University of California - San Diego as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at UCSD is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. About 1,605 of the students at UCSD are attending part time.

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University of California - Davis landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools for non-traditional students. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis. UC Davis also made our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in California list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at UC Davis is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,668 part time students in attendance at UC Davis.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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. 7,378 of Sac State students are attending part time.

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University of California - Irvine earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at UC Irvine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 23,448 students take at least one class online at UC Irvine. 1,201 of UC Irvine students are attending part time.

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University of California - Merced comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Merced has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 1,516 students take at least one class online at UC Merced. There are roughly 97 part time students in attendance at UC Merced.

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Our rankings recognize Pepperdine University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Pepperdine not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in California list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. 3,015 students at Pepperdine are exclusively online. 4,069 students are part time.

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University of California - Santa Barbara comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 3,596 students at UCSB that take at least one class online. There are roughly 880 part time students in attendance at UCSB.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,220
Hawaii 163
Oregon 978
Nevada 154
Alaska 131

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*Avg Cost is for the top 12 schools only.

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