2021 Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
34
Colleges
9,523
Bachelor's Degrees
$30,313
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 4th in California. In fact, 9,523 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 162,800 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 5.8% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 34 colleges that offer a bachelor's in nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
2021 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
California State University - Sacramento has taken the #1 spot in this year's nursing ranking for non-traditional students. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
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. About 7,378 of the students at Sac State are attending part time.
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Azusa Pacific University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Azusa Pacific has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in California ranking.
About 1.1% of Azusa Pacific students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,851 students at Azusa Pacific that take at least one class online. About 2,771 of the students at Azusa Pacific are attending part time.
Full Nursing at Azusa Pacific University Report
Our rankings recognize California State University - East Bay as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.
About 1.3% of Cal State East Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Sonoma State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SSU, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at SSU is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,146 students take at least one class online at SSU. About 1,263 of the students at SSU are attending part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Fullerton. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population. 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 Nursing in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.
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California State University - Stanislaus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public school with a large student population.
About 1.0% of Stan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,993 students at Stan State that take at least one class online. About 2,273 of the students at Stan State are attending part time.
Read full report on Nursing at California State University - Stanislaus
Simpson University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Simpson U is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redding.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. Approximately 623 students take at least one class online at Simpson U. 162 students are part time.
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University of San Francisco comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. USFCA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USFCA, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in California ranking.
About 0.5% of USFCA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,220 students at USFCA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,299 part time students in attendance at USFCA.
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Dominican University of California earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of San Rafael. DUofC also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in California rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 628 students take at least one class online at DUofC. About 238 of the students at DUofC are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Jose State University. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. About 9,800 of the students at San Jose State are attending part time.
Full Nursing at San Jose State University Report
