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2021 Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

14 Colleges
1,822 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,760 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaWith 1,822 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, chemistry is the #33 most popular major in California. This means that 12.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in chemistry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chemistry programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the chemistry program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying chemistry.

Top 10 Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of California - San Diego tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional chemistry students. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in California 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 students are part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry in California list.

About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 students are part time.

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University of California - Los Angeles earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. UCLA also made our Best Colleges for Chemistry in California list, coming in at #3.

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.

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University of California - Davis comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis. UC Davis not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry in California list.

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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University of California - Santa Barbara earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara. UCSB also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in California rankings.

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. 880 students are part time.

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San Diego State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population. SDSU also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in California rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 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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University of California - Irvine comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine. UC Irvine not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry in California list.

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. There are roughly 1,201 part time students in attendance at UC Irvine.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly 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.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best chemistry schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Santa Cruz has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at UC Santa Cruz is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,400 students at UC Santa Cruz that take at least one class online. 837 students are part time.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best chemistry schools for non-traditional students. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCR has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at UCR is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 17,351 students at UCR that take at least one class online. 1,118 students are part time.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 266
Oregon 172
Nevada 46
Hawaii 22
Alaska 10

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

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