2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 5,335 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 13.6% of all the liberal arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Saint Mary's College of California tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. SMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in California 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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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - East Bay. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. 3,650 students are part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Northridge. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
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 of CSUN students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Brandman University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Brandman is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Irvine.
About 1.2% of Brandman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. About 5,783 of the students at Brandman are attending part time.
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California State University - Dominguez Hills earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a large student population.
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. There are roughly 4,819 part time students in attendance at CSUDH.
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San Francisco State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
The student loan default rate at SFSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. 6,034 of SFSU students are attending part time.
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California State University - Monterey Bay earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. CSUMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Seaside.
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. 1,046 of CSUMB students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Azusa Pacific University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Azusa Pacific not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 1,851 students at Azusa Pacific that take at least one class online. 2,771 students are part time.
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California State University - Long Beach comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population. CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 24,806 students at CSULB that take at least one class online. 8,046 of CSULB students are attending part time.
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Sonoma State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 4,146 students take at least one class online at SSU. There are roughly 1,263 part time students in attendance at SSU.
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