2021 Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
62Colleges
13,718Bachelor's Degrees
$35,341Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 62 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication & journalism programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication & journalism program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Pepperdine University has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & journalism ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pepperdine, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. 3,015 students at Pepperdine are exclusively online. 4,069 of Pepperdine students are attending part time.
University of Southern California earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. USC also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.
About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.
San Jose State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. San Jose State is a fairly 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 #8 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism 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. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. 9,800 students are part time.
University of Oregon comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the 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 #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 8,819 students take at least one class online at UO. About 1,683 of the students at UO are attending part time.
Washington State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman. Wazzu not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. 4,985 students are part time.
San Diego State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SDSU also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. 5,452 students are part time.
California State University - Fullerton landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
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. 10,634 students are part time.
San Francisco State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly 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 students at SFSU are exclusively online. About 6,034 of the students at SFSU are attending part time.
Gonzaga University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Gonzaga also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at Gonzaga is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 923 of Gonzaga students are exclusively distance learners. About 661 of the students at Gonzaga are attending part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Northridge. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly 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 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 9,164 part time students in attendance at CSUN.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region award.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
