2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 56 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in sociology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the sociology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying sociology.
Top 10 Best Sociology 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 sociology students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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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The #2 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. UCLA also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Far Western US Region 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. There are roughly 2,161 part time students in attendance at UCLA.
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Our rankings recognize San Jose State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
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 students are part time.
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California State University - Sacramento comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. 7,378 students are part time.
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Brandman University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Brandman is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are roughly 5,783 part time students in attendance at Brandman.
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California State University - Fullerton landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
The student loan default rate at Cal State Fullerton is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.
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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara. UCSB also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
About 0.5% of UCSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.
Full Sociology at University of California - Santa Barbara Report
University of Southern California comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. USC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Far Western US Region 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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University of California - Irvine landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Irvine has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Far Western US Region 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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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population. UW Seattle also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. 9,705 students are part time.
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