2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
15
Colleges
2,472
Bachelor's Degrees
$32,738
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Design & Applied Arts is the #24 most popular major in California with 2,472 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 19,864 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 12.4% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer a bachelor's in design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent design & applied arts 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 design & applied arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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More Ways to Rank Design & Applied Arts Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Design Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
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Featured Design & Applied Arts Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
AA in Digital Photography
Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn More
BA in Digital Photography
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
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2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
San Jose State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's design & applied arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, San Jose State has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in California ranking.
About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. 9,800 students are part time.
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Academy of Art University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at Academy of Art University is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 4,441 students at Academy of Art University are exclusively online. About 3,981 of the students at Academy of Art University are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Long Beach. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population. CSULB also made our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in California list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. There are roughly 8,046 part time students in attendance at CSULB.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Francisco State University. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
The student loan default rate at SFSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. 6,034 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize California State Polytechnic University - Pomona as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.
About 1.0% of Cal Poly Pomona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,284 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly Pomona. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly Pomona.
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California State University - Chico earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at Chico State is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,804 students at Chico State that take at least one class online. About 2,083 of the students at Chico State are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Woodbury University. Woodbury is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Burbank.
About 1.6% of Woodbury students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 402 students take at least one class online at Woodbury. There are roughly 88 part time students in attendance at Woodbury.
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University of Southern California comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. USC also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in California rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 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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University of California - Los Angeles comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. 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 #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 students are part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Monterey Bay. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Seaside.
The student loan default rate at CSUMB is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,082 students at CSUMB that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,046 part time students in attendance at CSUMB.
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