2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 68 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the social sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
Check out the social sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of California - Berkeley tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional social sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.
Read full report on Social Sciences at University of California - Berkeley
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences 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.
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University of California - Irvine comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population. UC Irvine not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region list.
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. There are roughly 1,201 part time students in attendance at UC Irvine.
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Our rankings recognize University of Washington - Seattle Campus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. 9,705 students are part time.
Full Social Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
University of California - Santa Barbara comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.5% of UCSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. 880 of UCSB students are attending part time.
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University of Southern California comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USC has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,687 part time students in attendance at USC.
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University of Oregon landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. UO is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene. UO excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences 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. Approximately 8,819 students take at least one class online at UO. About 1,683 of the students at UO are attending part time.
Full Social Sciences at University of Oregon Report
San Francisco State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
About 1.8% of SFSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. 6,034 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UCSD also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. There are roughly 1,605 part time students in attendance at UCSD.
Full Social Sciences at University of California - San Diego Report
San Diego State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SDSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 1.1% of SDSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. 5,452 students are part time.
Full Social Sciences at San Diego State University Report
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