2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent journalism 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 journalism 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 Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Southern California has taken the #1 spot in this year's journalism ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.
Read full report on Journalism at University of Southern California
University of Nevada - Reno earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNR has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism 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.
Read full report on Journalism at University of Nevada - Reno
Our rankings recognize Chapman University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Chapman not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.6% of Chapman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 185 students take at least one class online at Chapman. 1,064 of Chapman students are attending part time.
Read full report on Journalism at Chapman University
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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.
Read full report on Journalism at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
California State University - Long Beach earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CSULB has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,806 students at CSULB that take at least one class online. About 8,046 of the students at CSULB are attending part time.
Read full report on Journalism at California State University - Long Beach
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Francisco State University. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at SFSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. 6,034 students are part time.
Full Journalism at San Francisco State University Report
California State University - Sacramento comes in at #7 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 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. About 7,378 of the students at Sac State are attending part time.
Full Journalism at California State University - Sacramento Report
University of Oregon comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize 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 #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism 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.
Full Journalism at University of Oregon Report
Our rankings recognize San Jose State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. San Jose State is a very 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. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 students are part time.
Read full report on Journalism at San Jose State University
California State University - Northridge landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at CSUN is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 28,617 students at CSUN are exclusively online. 9,164 students are part time.
Full Journalism at California State University - Northridge Report
