2025 Best Individualized Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Ranked #108 in popularity, individualized studies is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for individualized studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 72 bachelor's degrees in individualized studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to individualized studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of individualized studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized individualized studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for individualized studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Individualized Studies Schools

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 Individualized Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Individualized Studies in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in individualized studies.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Individualized Studies

1

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

30 Annual Graduates

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a good decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in individualized studies. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.More information about a bachelor’s in individualized studies from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

2

California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA

17 Annual Graduates

California State University - Dominguez Hills is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in individualized studies. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in individualized studies from California State University - Dominguez Hills

Best Individualized Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best individualized studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	75
Washington	521	0
Oregon	343	3
Nevada	201	2
Alaska	87	2

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Individualized Studies Related Rankings by Major

Individualized Studies is one of 3 different types of Liberal Arts General Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts	5,584
Humanities	456
General Studies	139

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.