2021 Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
36
Colleges
11,511
Bachelor's Degrees
$32,101
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 36 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in compsci. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the computer science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Computer Science Schools
The compsci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best CompSci Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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.
2021 Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Computer Science Schools 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 computer science 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 Computer Science in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at USC is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,687 part time students in attendance at USC.
Full Computer Science at University of Southern California Report
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oregon State University. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population. Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at Oregon State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. About 10,920 of the students at Oregon State are attending part time.
Read More…
University of California - Berkeley comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 of UC Berkeley students are attending part time.
Full Computer Science at University of California - Berkeley Report
San Jose State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 of San Jose State students are attending part time.
Read More…
Washington State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best computer science schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 1.4% of Wazzu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. 4,985 students are part time.
Read full report on Computer Science at Washington State University
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Santa Barbara. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population. UCSB also made our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at UCSB is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,596 students at UCSB that take at least one class online. About 880 of the students at UCSB are attending part time.
Full Computer Science at University of California - Santa Barbara Report
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Fullerton. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Cal State Fullerton is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. About 10,634 of the students at Cal State Fullerton are attending part time.
Read More…
Our rankings recognize Portland State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. 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. There are approximately 7,103 students at Portland State University that take at least one class online. About 8,440 of the students at Portland State University are attending part time.
Full Computer Science at Portland State University Report
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Sacramento. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
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. 7,378 of Sac State students are attending part time.
Read full report on Computer Science at California State University - Sacramento
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best computer science schools for non-traditional students. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.
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. 5,151 of Cal Poly Pomona students are attending part time.
Read More…
college factual
