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2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

5 Colleges
566 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,780 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaGeological & Earth Sciences is the #72 most popular major in California with 566 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 10.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in geology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geological & earth sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geological & earth sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying geology.

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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California State University - Sacramento has taken the #1 spot in this year's geological & earth sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Sac State is a very large public school located in the large city of Sacramento. Sac State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in California list.

The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. 7,378 of Sac State students are attending part time.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at California State University - Sacramento

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Davis. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Davis has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 7,892 students take at least one class online at UC Davis. About 1,668 of the students at UC Davis are attending part time.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of California - Davis

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Our rankings recognize University of California - Santa Cruz as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at UC Santa Cruz is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,400 students at UC Santa Cruz that take at least one class online. 837 students are part time.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

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University of California - Irvine earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population. UC Irvine not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in California list.

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

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Humboldt State University. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Arcata. Humboldt State University also made our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in California list, coming in at #5.

The student loan default rate at Humboldt State University is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,740 students take at least one class online at Humboldt State University. 853 students are part time.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Humboldt State University

Best for Non-Traditional Students Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 282
Oregon 92
Nevada 41
Hawaii 18
Alaska 16

Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

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