2021 Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
9Colleges
1,969Bachelor's Degrees
$27,012Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 1,969 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, health sciences & services is the #30 most popular major in California. This means that of the 19,050 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 10.3% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in health science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health sciences & services programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the health sciences & services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying health science.
Best Health Sciences & Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Trident University International tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional health sciences & services students. TUI is a school located in the of Cypress. TUI also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in California rankings.
About 0.0% of TUI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All of TUI students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - East Bay. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cal State East Bay has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 3,650 part time students in attendance at Cal State East Bay.
Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Sac State is a very large public school located in the large city of Sacramento. Sac State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in California list.
The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. 7,378 students are part time.
California State University - Fullerton comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population. Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in California list.
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.
San Francisco State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best health sciences & services schools for non-traditional students. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco. SFSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in California list.
About 1.8% of SFSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,034 part time students in attendance at SFSU.
California State University - Chico landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best health sciences & services schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Chico State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in California list.
The student loan default rate at Chico State is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,804 students at Chico State that take at least one class online. 2,083 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize California State University - Fresno as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno. Fresno State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in California list.
About 1.7% of Fresno State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 17,956 students at Fresno State that take at least one class online. About 4,540 of the students at Fresno State are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California Baptist University. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Cal Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 3,638 students take at least one class online at Cal Baptist. About 2,045 of the students at Cal Baptist are attending part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Diego State University. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 21,657 students take at least one class online at SDSU. There are roughly 5,452 part time students in attendance at SDSU.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Health Science
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 9 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).