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This year's Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 56 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication & media studies programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the communication & media studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Communications Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
Check out the communications programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
University of Southern California tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional communication & media studies students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. USC also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.
About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 students are part time.
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San Jose State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population. San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Far Western US Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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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Our rankings recognize California State University - Fullerton as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population. Cal State Fullerton excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,634 part time students in attendance at Cal State Fullerton.
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California State University - East Bay landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.
The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. About 3,650 of the students at Cal State East Bay are attending part time.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle. UW Seattle not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 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. About 9,705 of the students at UW Seattle are attending part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Santa Clara University. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SCU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 0.3% of SCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are roughly 1,240 part time students in attendance at SCU.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Sacramento. Sac State is a very large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.
About 1.7% of Sac State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. 7,378 of Sac State students are attending part time.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at California State University - Sacramento
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCSB is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. 880 students are part time.
Full Communication & Media Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara Report
San Francisco State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
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.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at San Francisco State University
University of California - Davis comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 0.9% of UC Davis students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,668 part time students in attendance at UC Davis.
Full Communication & Media Studies at University of California - Davis Report
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