2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a bachelor's in design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality design & applied arts 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 design & applied arts 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 Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying design.
Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
San Jose State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional design & applied arts students. 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 Design & Applied Arts in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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Academy of Art University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Academy of Art University is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 4,441 students at Academy of Art University are exclusively online. 3,981 of Academy of Art University students are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Long Beach. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach. CSULB also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Far Western US Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. There are roughly 8,046 part time students in attendance at CSULB.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Francisco State University. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college 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. About 6,034 of the students at SFSU are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize California State Polytechnic University - Pomona as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 1.0% of Cal Poly Pomona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,284 students at Cal Poly Pomona that take at least one class online. 5,151 of Cal Poly Pomona students are attending part time.
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Western Washington University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 827 students take at least one class online at WWU. 1,864 of WWU students are attending part time.
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University of Oregon earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UO has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 1.0% of UO students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,819 students at UO that take at least one class online. 1,683 of UO students are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Chico. Chico State is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chico.
About 2.2% of Chico State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,804 students take at least one class online at Chico State. 2,083 students are part time.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population. UW Seattle not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. 9,705 students are part time.
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Woodbury University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Burbank, Woodbury is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Woodbury is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 402 students at Woodbury that take at least one class online. 88 of Woodbury students are attending part time.
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