2021 Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
80Colleges
19,780Bachelor's Degrees
$31,288Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 80 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 15% Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
San Jose State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional general psychology students. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, San Jose State also did well on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Far Western US Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 students are part time.
California State University - East Bay earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. 3,650 students are part time.
National University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at National University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 11,960 of National University students are exclusively distance learners. 8,705 students are part time.
Brandman University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Brandman is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Irvine.
The student loan default rate at Brandman is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 5,783 of Brandman students are attending part time.
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population. UCLA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.7% of UCLA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. About 2,161 of the students at UCLA are attending part time.
California State University - Sacramento comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Sac State is a very large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.
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. 7,378 of Sac State students are attending part time.
University of San Francisco landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. USFCA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USFCA, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 0.5% of USFCA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,220 students take at least one class online at USFCA. 2,299 students are part time.
California State University - Stanislaus comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 4,993 students at Stan State that take at least one class online. 2,273 students are part time.
California State University - Fullerton earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. About 10,634 of the students at Cal State Fullerton are attending part time.
Washington State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Wazzu also did well on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Far Western US Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.4% of Wazzu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. 4,985 of Wazzu students are attending part time.
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Francisco State University. SFSU is a fairly 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.
The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to William Jessup University. William Jessup University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rocklin.
The student loan default rate at William Jessup University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 545 students take at least one class online at William Jessup University. 386 students are part time.
Here are some additional great schools for Far Western US Region non-traditional students studying Psychology that almost earned our Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region award.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 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).
