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2021 Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

20 Colleges
2,417 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,957 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaIn <nil>, 2,417 bachelor's degrees were awarded to electrical engineering students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 14.7% of all the ee bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in ee. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Electrical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

Check out the ee programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of California - Berkeley has taken the #1 spot in this year's electrical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population. UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in California list.

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. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Southern California as the #2 school in this year's rankings. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. USC also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in California rankings.

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 - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best electrical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population. UCLA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in California list.

The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. About 2,161 of the students at UCLA are attending part time.

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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 very large student population.

About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of California - San Diego as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla. UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in California list.

About 0.6% of UCSD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. 1,605 of UCSD students are attending part time.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in California list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 15,682 students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that take at least one class online. 1,455 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of California - Irvine as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population. UC Irvine also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in California rankings.

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. 1,201 of UC Irvine students are attending part time.

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California State University - Sacramento comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. 7,378 of Sac State students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Fullerton as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very 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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California State University - Northridge landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best electrical engineering schools for non-traditional students. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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.

Full Electrical Engineering at California State University - Northridge Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 555
Oregon 281
Nevada 88
Hawaii 55
Alaska 27

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Electrical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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