2021 Best International Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges
1,436Bachelor's Degrees
$40,803Avg Cost*
Finding the Best International Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best International Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in international studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international studies 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 international studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Featured International Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Earn the degree that can help you drive business beyond borders with a specialized online international business degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
University of California - San Diego tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional international studies students. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCSD has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. 1,605 of UCSD students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Pepperdine University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pepperdine, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. 3,015 of Pepperdine students are exclusively distance learners. 4,069 students are part time.
University of California - Santa Barbara earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCSB is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. About 880 of the students at UCSB are attending part time.
University of California - Irvine landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best international studies schools for non-traditional students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine. UC Irvine also made our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at UC Irvine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 23,448 students at UC Irvine that take at least one class online. 1,201 students are part time.
University of California - Los Angeles earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCLA has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. About 2,161 of the students at UCLA are attending part time.
Seattle University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Seattle U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at Seattle U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,609 students at Seattle U that take at least one class online. 1,465 of Seattle U students are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Oregon. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population. UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at UO is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,819 students take at least one class online at UO. 1,683 of UO students are attending part time.
University of California - Riverside earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside. UCR also made our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #8.
About 0.8% of UCR students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 17,351 students take at least one class online at UCR. About 1,118 of the students at UCR are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 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).
