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2021 Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

19 Colleges
2,313 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,758 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

For this year's Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a bachelor's in chemistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemistry programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemistry program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

Check out the chemistry programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of California - San Diego has taken the #1 spot in this year's chemistry ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population. UCSD also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Far Western US Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UCSD is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,222 students at UCSD that take at least one class online. 1,605 of UCSD students are attending part time.

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2

University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best chemistry schools for non-traditional students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Far Western US Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.

Full Chemistry at University of California - Berkeley Report

3

Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Far Western US Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.

Read full report on Chemistry at University of California - Los Angeles

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis. UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Far Western US Region list.

About 0.9% of UC Davis students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,668 part time students in attendance at UC Davis.

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Our rankings recognize University of California - Santa Barbara as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Far Western US Region 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. There are roughly 880 part time students in attendance at UCSB.

Read full report on Chemistry at University of California - Santa Barbara

6

Our rankings recognize San Diego State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at SDSU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. 5,452 of SDSU students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Oregon State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 10,888 students at Oregon State are exclusively online. 10,920 students are part time.

Read full report on Chemistry at Oregon State University

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population. UW Seattle not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Far Western US Region list.

The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. 9,705 students are part time.

Read full report on Chemistry at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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University of California - Irvine comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine. UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Far Western US Region list.

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. About 1,201 of the students at UC Irvine are attending part time.

Full Chemistry at University of California - Irvine Report

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

About 1.0% of Cal Poly Pomona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,284 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly Pomona. About 5,151 of the students at Cal Poly Pomona are attending part time.

Full Chemistry at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students chemistry schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,830
Washington 266
Oregon 172
Nevada 46
Hawaii 22
Alaska 10

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