2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 40 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts General 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 Liberal Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying liberal arts.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Saint Mary's College of California has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts general studies ranking for non-traditional students. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga. SMC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at SMC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 34 of SMC students are exclusively distance learners. 683 of SMC students are attending part time.
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California State University - East Bay earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,650 part time students in attendance at Cal State East Bay.
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California State University - Northridge earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.7% of CSUN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. 9,164 students are part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brandman University. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 5,783 students are part time.
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California State University - Dominguez Hills comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.
The student loan default rate at CSUDH is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 13,048 students at CSUDH are exclusively online. About 4,819 of the students at CSUDH are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report
San Francisco State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at SFSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. 6,034 students are part time.
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California State University - Monterey Bay comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.7% of CSUMB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,082 students at CSUMB that take at least one class online. About 1,046 of the students at CSUMB are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Azusa Pacific University. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Azusa Pacific has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Azusa Pacific is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,851 students at Azusa Pacific that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,771 part time students in attendance at Azusa Pacific.
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California State University - Long Beach landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach. CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. 8,046 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Sonoma State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. SSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park.
About 1.4% of SSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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