2021 Best Geography & Cartography Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Schools for Non-Traditional Students
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
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 college 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. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.
Full Geography & Cartography at University of California - Los Angeles Report
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the 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. There are roughly 9,705 part time students in attendance at UW Seattle.
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University of California - Santa Barbara earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. 880 students are part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Oregon. UO is a fairly large public school located in the midsize 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. Approximately 8,819 students take at least one class online at UO. 1,683 students are part time.
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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. There are roughly 8,046 part time students in attendance at CSULB.
Full Geography & Cartography at California State University - Long Beach Report
Central Washington University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. CWU is a moderately-sized public school located in the 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 student loan default rate at CWU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. About 1,565 of the students at CWU are attending part time.
Full Geography & Cartography at Central Washington University Report
Portland State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the 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. About 8,440 of the students at Portland State University are attending part time.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Portland State University
California State University - Sacramento landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best geography & cartography schools for non-traditional students. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.
About 1.7% of Sac State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. There are roughly 7,378 part time students in attendance at Sac State.
Full Geography & Cartography at California State University - Sacramento Report
California State University - Fullerton earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,634 part time students in attendance at Cal State Fullerton.
Full Geography & Cartography at California State University - Fullerton Report
California State University - Northridge comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. 9,164 of CSUN students are attending part time.
Full Geography & Cartography at California State University - Northridge Report
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