2021 Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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2,301
Bachelor's Degrees
$35,346
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Finding the Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Computer Engineering is the #26 most popular major in California with 2,301 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 18.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a bachelor's in ce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 CE Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying ce.
Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
San Jose State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's computer engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population. San Jose State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California rankings.
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.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best computer engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. There are roughly 1,455 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Irvine. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population. UC Irvine not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. 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.
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University of Southern California comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. USC also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Santa Clara University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California ranking.
About 0.3% of SCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,240 students are part time.
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University of California - Santa Cruz earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California list.
About 1.3% of UC Santa Cruz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,400 students take at least one class online at UC Santa Cruz. There are roughly 837 part time students in attendance at UC Santa Cruz.
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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the 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. 10,634 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 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.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Davis. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population. UC Davis also made our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at UC Davis is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. 1,668 students are part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the 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. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly Pomona.
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