2021 Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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8,674
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Finding the Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked 6th in California. In fact, 8,674 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 20.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a bachelor's in compsci. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer science program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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.
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2021 Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying compsci.
Top 10 Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Southern California tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional computer science students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. USC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in California list.
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. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.
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University of California - Berkeley earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in California ranking.
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. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.
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San Jose State University earned the #3 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. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, San Jose State has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in California ranking.
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. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.
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Our rankings recognize University of California - Santa Barbara as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in California list.
About 0.5% of UCSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. 880 of UCSB students are attending part time.
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California State University - Fullerton landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best computer science schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 students are part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Sacramento. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
About 1.7% of Sac State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. 7,378 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize California State Polytechnic University - Pomona as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.
The student loan default rate at Cal Poly Pomona is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,284 students at Cal Poly Pomona that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly Pomona.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Northridge. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.
About 1.7% of CSUN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. About 9,164 of the students at CSUN are attending part time.
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California State University - Long Beach comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. There are roughly 8,046 part time students in attendance at CSULB.
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Our rankings recognize San Francisco State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
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.
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