2021 Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social work program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying social work.
Top 10 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Nevada - Reno tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional social work students. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNR has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UNR is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,563 students take at least one class online at UNR. 5,396 of UNR students are attending part time.
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Portland State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 7,103 students take at least one class online at Portland State University. 8,440 of Portland State University students are attending part time.
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San Jose State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose. San Jose State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. About 9,800 of the students at San Jose State are attending part time.
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California State University - Sacramento earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly 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 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Heritage University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Heritage University is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 145 students at Heritage University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 158 part time students in attendance at Heritage University.
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University of California - Berkeley earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley also made our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 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.
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Brandman University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.2% of Brandman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,783 of Brandman students are attending part time.
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California State University - San Bernardino comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 1.8% of CSUSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,874 students at CSUSB that take at least one class online. About 4,301 of the students at CSUSB are attending part time.
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California State University - Long Beach earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach. CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. 8,046 of CSULB students are attending part time.
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California State University - Los Angeles earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,268 students at Cal State LA that take at least one class online. 5,425 students are part time.
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