2021 Best International Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best International Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 1,234 bachelor's degrees were awarded to international studies students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #40 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 22.5% of all the international studies bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best International Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in international studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the international studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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University of California - San Diego tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional international studies students. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla. UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in California list.
The student loan default rate at UCSD is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. There are roughly 1,605 part time students in attendance at UCSD.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pepperdine University. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu. 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 California ranking.
About 0.6% of Pepperdine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,015 students at Pepperdine are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,069 part time students in attendance at Pepperdine.
University of California - Santa Barbara comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCSB has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in California ranking.
About 0.5% of UCSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. About 880 of the students at UCSB are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of California - Irvine as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in California ranking.
About 0.6% of UC Irvine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,448 students take at least one class online at UC Irvine. 1,201 students are part time.
University of California - Los Angeles comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population. 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 California ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. There are roughly 2,161 part time students in attendance at UCLA.
University of California - Riverside landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best international studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCR has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in California ranking.
About 0.8% of UCR students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 17,351 students at UCR that take at least one class online. 1,118 students are part time.
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).
In <nil>, 1,234 bachelor's degrees were awarded to international studies students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #40 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 22.5% of all the international studies bachelor's degrees in the country.
