2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 68 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the social sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of California - Berkeley tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional social sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 students are part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences 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.
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University of California - Irvine comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population. UC Irvine not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 23,448 students at UC Irvine that take at least one class online. 1,201 of UC Irvine students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Washington - Seattle Campus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. 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 #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. About 9,705 of the students at UW Seattle are attending part time.
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University of California - Santa Barbara comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population. UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences 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.
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University of Southern California comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USC has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.
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University of Oregon landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. UO is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eugene. UO excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 8,819 students take at least one class online at UO. 1,683 of UO students are attending part time.
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San Francisco State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. 6,034 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UCSD also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UCSD is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,222 students at UCSD that take at least one class online. 1,605 of UCSD students are attending part time.
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San Diego State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SDSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at SDSU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. 5,452 students are part time.
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