2021 Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
2Colleges
676Bachelor's Degrees
$48,793Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
General Education is the #64 most popular major in California with 676 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 10.4% of all the education bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of California - Irvine tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional general education students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine. UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for General Education in California list.
The student loan default rate at UC Irvine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 23,448 students at UC Irvine that take at least one class online. About 1,201 of the students at UC Irvine are attending part time.
Chapman University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school 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 General Education in California list.
The student loan default rate at Chapman is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 185 students take at least one class online at Chapman. About 1,064 of the students at Chapman are attending part time.
General Education Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 2 schools only.
References
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).
General Education is the #64 most popular major in California with 676 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 10.4% of all the education bachelor's degrees in the country.
