2021 Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
81Colleges
25,278Bachelor's Degrees
$30,589Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 81 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychology 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 psychology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 15% Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of California - San Diego tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional psychology students. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population. UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Far Western US Region list.
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. 1,605 students are part time.
University of California - Los Angeles comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UCLA is a very 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 #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. About 2,161 of the students at UCLA are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brandman University. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Brandman is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. About 5,783 of the students at Brandman are attending part time.
San Jose State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose. San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Far Western US Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. 9,800 of San Jose State students are attending part time.
William Jessup University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the rural area of Rocklin, William Jessup University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 545 students take at least one class online at William Jessup University. There are roughly 386 part time students in attendance at William Jessup University.
California State University - East Bay earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.
About 1.3% of Cal State East Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. 3,650 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Simpson University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Redding, Simpson U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The student loan default rate at Simpson U is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 623 students at Simpson U that take at least one class online. 162 students are part time.
National University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
About 1.1% of National University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 11,960 students at National University are exclusively online. About 8,705 of the students at National University are attending part time.
California State University - Stanislaus comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Stan State is a large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 4,993 students at Stan State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,273 part time students in attendance at Stan State.
Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 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.
University of San Francisco comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USFCA, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 5,220 students take at least one class online at USFCA. 2,299 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Washington State University as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman. Wazzu excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,985 part time students in attendance at Wazzu.
Here are some additional great schools for Far Western US Region non-traditional students studying Psychology that almost earned our Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region award.
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).
