2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, social sciences was ranked 2nd in California. In fact, 25,697 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 147,088 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 17.5% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 49 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying social sciences.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of California - Berkeley tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional social sciences students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. 4,099 of UC Berkeley students are attending part time.
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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles. UCLA also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California rankings.
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. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine. UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California list.
The student loan default rate at UC Irvine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 23,448 students at UC Irvine that take at least one class online. 1,201 students are part time.
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University of California - Santa Barbara comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California ranking.
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 earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. USC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California list.
The student loan default rate at USC is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.
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San Francisco State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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. There are roughly 6,034 part time students in attendance at SFSU.
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University of California - San Diego earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population. UCSD also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California list, coming in at #9.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,222 students at UCSD that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,605 part time students in attendance at UCSD.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Diego State University. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.
About 1.1% of SDSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,657 students take at least one class online at SDSU. 5,452 of SDSU students are attending part time.
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California State University - Sacramento earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 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.
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University of California - Davis earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UC Davis also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in California list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UC Davis is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,892 students take at least one class online at UC Davis. 1,668 of UC Davis students are attending part time.
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