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2021 Best Geography & Cartography Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

13 Colleges
967 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,635 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

For this year's Best Geography & Cartography Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's in geography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography & cartography 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 geography & cartography program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Geography & Cartography Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of California - Los Angeles has taken the #1 spot in this year's geography & cartography ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Far Western US Region ranking.

About 0.7% of UCLA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of California - Los Angeles

2

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle. UW Seattle also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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. 9,705 students are part time.

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University of California - Santa Barbara earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population. UCSB also made our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.

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 of UCSB students are attending part time.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of California - Santa Barbara

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Oregon. UO is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene. UO not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Far Western US Region list.

About 1.0% of UO students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,819 students at UO that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,683 part time students in attendance at UO.

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5

California State University - Long Beach comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population. CSULB also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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. About 8,046 of the students at CSULB are attending part time.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at California State University - Long Beach

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Central Washington University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. CWU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. 1,565 students are part time.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Central Washington University

7

Portland State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland. Portland State University also made our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #9.

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 students are part time.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best geography & cartography schools for non-traditional students. Sac State is a very large public school located in the 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.

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California State University - Fullerton earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population. Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Far Western US Region list.

The student loan default rate at Cal State Fullerton is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at California State University - Fullerton

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California State University - Northridge comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

The student loan default rate at CSUN is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 28,617 students at CSUN are exclusively online. 9,164 of CSUN students are attending part time.

Full Geography & Cartography at California State University - Northridge Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 632
Washington 181
Oregon 95
Nevada 15
Hawaii 32
Alaska 4

Geography & Cartography is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 13 schools only.

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