2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 46 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The engineering 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 Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying engineering.
Top 10 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional engineering students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Far Western US Region rankings.
About 0.8% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,682 students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that take at least one class online. About 1,455 of the students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are attending part time.
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University of California - Berkeley earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.
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Our rankings recognize Oregon State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis. Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.7% of Oregon State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. 10,920 of Oregon State students are attending part time.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population. UW Seattle not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. About 9,705 of the students at UW Seattle are attending part time.
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San Jose State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
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. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.
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University of Southern California landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USC has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 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.
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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. 5,151 of Cal Poly Pomona students are attending part time.
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University of California - Irvine earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Irvine has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Irvine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 23,448 students take at least one class online at UC Irvine. There are roughly 1,201 part time students in attendance at UC Irvine.
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Washington State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.
The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. 4,985 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Santa Clara University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SCU also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. 1,240 of SCU students are attending part time.
Full Engineering at Santa Clara University Report
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