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2021 Best Architecture & Related Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

10 Colleges
1,705 Bachelor's Degrees
$38,304 Avg Cost*

Best Architecture & Related Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

This year's Best Architecture & Related Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in architecture & related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture & related services 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 architecture & related services program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Check out the architecture & related services programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional architecture & related services students. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona. Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Far Western US Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 20,284 students at Cal Poly Pomona that take at least one class online. About 5,151 of the students at Cal Poly Pomona are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. USC also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Far Western US Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Far Western US Region list.

About 0.8% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,682 students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,455 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best architecture & related services schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population. UC Berkeley also made our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 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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Our rankings recognize Woodbury University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Woodbury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burbank. Woodbury also made our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #7.

About 1.6% of Woodbury students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 402 students take at least one class online at Woodbury. 88 students are part time.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle. UW Seattle also made our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

About 0.7% of UW Seattle students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. About 9,705 of the students at UW Seattle are attending part time.

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University of Oregon earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. UO is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UO has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 8,819 students at UO that take at least one class online. About 1,683 of the students at UO are attending part time.

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Our rankings recognize University of San Francisco as the #8 school in this year's rankings. USFCA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 0.5% of USFCA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,220 students at USFCA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,299 part time students in attendance at USFCA.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Portland State University. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

About 1.5% of Portland State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,103 students take at least one class online at Portland State University. About 8,440 of the students at Portland State University are attending part time.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 8,825 students at UH Manoa that take at least one class online. About 5,400 of the students at UH Manoa are attending part time.

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,259
Washington 227
Hawaii 39
Oregon 128
Nevada 61

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*Avg Cost is for the top 10 schools only.

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