2021 Best Physics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges
1,538Bachelor's Degrees
$36,179Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Physics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Physics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physics programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physics program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Physics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Physics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
University of California - Berkeley has taken the #1 spot in this year's physics ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population. UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Physics 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. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Washington - Seattle Campus as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Physics 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. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. There are roughly 9,705 part time students in attendance at UW Seattle.
Our rankings recognize University of California - Santa Barbara as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population. UCSB not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Physics in the Far Western US Region list.
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.
University of California - Los Angeles comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCLA has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Physics in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Davis. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population. UC Davis also made our Best Colleges for Physics in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 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.
University of California - San Diego landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best physics schools for non-traditional students. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla. UCSD not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Physics in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.6% of UCSD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. There are roughly 1,605 part time students in attendance at UCSD.
Our rankings recognize California State University - Long Beach as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CSULB has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Physics in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. 8,046 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize California State University - San Marcos as the #8 school in this year's rankings. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos. CSUSM also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Physics in the Far Western US Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at CSUSM is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,464 students at CSUSM that take at least one class online. 3,222 of CSUSM students are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 schools only.
References
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).
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