2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, social sciences was ranked 2nd in California. In fact, 25,697 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 147,088 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 17.5% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 49 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying social sciences.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of California - Berkeley tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional social sciences students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. 4,099 students are part time.
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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles. UCLA also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California rankings.
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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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine. UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California 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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University of California - Santa Barbara comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. 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 #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California 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 students are part time.
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University of Southern California earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. USC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California list.
The student loan default rate at USC is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.
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San Francisco State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
About 1.8% of SFSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. 6,034 of SFSU students are attending part time.
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University of California - San Diego earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCSD also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California list, coming in at #9.
The student loan default rate at UCSD is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 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.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Diego State University. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,452 part time students in attendance at SDSU.
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California State University - Sacramento earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school 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. There are roughly 7,378 part time students in attendance at Sac State.
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University of California - Davis earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UC Davis also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. About 1,668 of the students at UC Davis are attending part time.
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