2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in geology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geological & earth sciences 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 geological & earth sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying geology.
Top 10 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
California State University - Sacramento tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional geological & earth sciences students. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Sac State has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. About 7,378 of the students at Sac State are attending part time.
Full Geological & Earth Sciences at California State University - Sacramento Report
University of Washington - Seattle Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 0.7% of UW Seattle students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. About 9,705 of the students at UW Seattle are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Davis. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population. UC Davis also made our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.
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. There are roughly 1,668 part time students in attendance at UC Davis.
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Oregon State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population. Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at Oregon State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 10,888 students at Oregon State are exclusively online. 10,920 of Oregon State students are attending part time.
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University of California - Santa Cruz earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Far Western US Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UC Santa Cruz is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,400 students take at least one class online at UC Santa Cruz. About 837 of the students at UC Santa Cruz are attending part time.
Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of California - Santa Cruz Report
Washington State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population. Wazzu also made our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #6.
About 1.4% of Wazzu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. About 4,985 of the students at Wazzu are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of California - Irvine as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Irvine has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Irvine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 23,448 students take at least one class online at UC Irvine. 1,201 of UC Irvine students are attending part time.
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Western Washington University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population. WWU also made our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at WWU is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 827 students take at least one class online at WWU. There are roughly 1,864 part time students in attendance at WWU.
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Portland State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland. Portland State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 7,103 students at Portland State University that take at least one class online. 8,440 of Portland State University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Humboldt State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Arcata.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. There are approximately 3,740 students at Humboldt State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 853 part time students in attendance at Humboldt State University.
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