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2021 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

13 Colleges
1,467 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,140 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaPhilosophy & Religious Studies is the #25 most popular major in California with 1,467 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 10.5% of all the philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees in the country.

For this year's Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy & religious 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 philosophy & religious studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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2021 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying philosophy & religious studies.

Top 10 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of California - Los Angeles tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional philosophy & religious studies students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population. UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in California list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 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.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best philosophy & religious studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCSB has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at UCSB is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,596 students at UCSB that take at least one class online. There are roughly 880 part time students in attendance at UCSB.

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Our rankings recognize University of Southern California as the #3 school in this year's rankings. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. USC also made our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in California list, coming in at #4.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.

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University of California - Davis comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Davis has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at UC Davis is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,892 students take at least one class online at UC Davis. About 1,668 of the students at UC Davis are attending part time.

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San Francisco State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best philosophy & religious studies schools for non-traditional students. SFSU is a very 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. About 6,034 of the students at SFSU are attending part time.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best philosophy & religious studies schools for non-traditional students. CSUN is a very large public school located in the 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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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State Fullerton, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at Cal State Fullerton is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Long Beach as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population. CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in California list.

The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,806 students at CSULB that take at least one class online. 8,046 students are part time.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best philosophy & religious studies schools for non-traditional students. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Santa Cruz has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in California ranking.

About 1.3% of UC Santa Cruz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,400 students take at least one class online at UC Santa Cruz. There are roughly 837 part time students in attendance at UC Santa Cruz.

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California State University - Sacramento comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,378 part time students in attendance at Sac State.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 321
Hawaii 34
Oregon 125
Nevada 43
Alaska 4

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