2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 56 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in sociology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the sociology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying sociology.
Top 10 Best Sociology 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 sociology students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Far Western US Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 students are part time.
Full Sociology at University of California - Berkeley Report
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. UCLA also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Far Western US Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,161 part time students in attendance at UCLA.
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Our rankings recognize San Jose State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. About 9,800 of the students at San Jose State are attending part time.
Full Sociology at San Jose State University Report
California State University - Sacramento comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,378 part time students in attendance at Sac State.
Read full report on Sociology at California State University - Sacramento
Brandman University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.2% of Brandman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. About 5,783 of the students at Brandman are attending part time.
Full Sociology at Brandman University Report
California State University - Fullerton landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
The student loan default rate at Cal State Fullerton is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.
Read full report on Sociology at California State University - Fullerton
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara. UCSB also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
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.
Full Sociology at University of California - Santa Barbara Report
University of Southern California comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. USC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Far Western US Region list.
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 students are part time.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Southern California
University of California - Irvine landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Irvine has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 23,448 students take at least one class online at UC Irvine. About 1,201 of the students at UC Irvine are attending part time.
Full Sociology at University of California - Irvine Report
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population. UW Seattle also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #6.
The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. About 9,705 of the students at UW Seattle are attending part time.
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