2021 Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communication sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
Check out the communication sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
California Baptist University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional communication sciences students. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside. Cal Baptist also made our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at Cal Baptist is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,638 students take at least one class online at Cal Baptist. There are roughly 2,045 part time students in attendance at Cal Baptist.
Read full report on Communication Sciences at California Baptist University
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Fullerton. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State Fullerton, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.
Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Fullerton Report
San Diego State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best communication sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. SDSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 21,657 students take at least one class online at SDSU. 5,452 of SDSU students are attending part time.
Read full report on Communication Sciences at San Diego State University
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Sacramento. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,378 part time students in attendance at Sac State.
Read full report on Communication Sciences at California State University - Sacramento
California State University - Los Angeles comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 16,268 students take at least one class online at Cal State LA. There are roughly 5,425 part time students in attendance at Cal State LA.
Read full report on Communication Sciences at California State University - Los Angeles
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best communication sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population. UW Seattle also made our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.
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. There are roughly 9,705 part time students in attendance at UW Seattle.
Full Communication Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
California State University - Northridge earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at CSUN is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 28,617 students at CSUN are exclusively online. 9,164 students are part time.
Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Northridge Report
Our rankings recognize California State University - Long Beach as the #8 school in this year's rankings. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach. CSULB also made our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 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 Biola University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Biola did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.7% of Biola students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,888 students at Biola that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,503 part time students in attendance at Biola.
Read full report on Communication Sciences at Biola University
San Francisco State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. 6,034 of SFSU students are attending part time.
Read full report on Communication Sciences at San Francisco State University
