2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in California
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in California to see which ones had the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in California
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Our 2023 rankings named The University of Arizona Global Campus the most popular school in California for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in San Diego, California, the large private for-profit school handed out 6,531 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $13,160 to cover tuition and fees at UAGC. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $32,903 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out UAGC. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend National University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,758 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,754 in student loans. Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 70% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. This medium-sized private for-profit school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 679 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at Academy of Art University is $26,728. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $32,830 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
Academy of Art University is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Visalia, California, the small private for-profit school awarded 160 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $18,756 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2020-2021 about 70% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Azusa Pacific University College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in California. Located in San Dimas, California, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 229 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $12,545 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Since Azusa Pacific’s University College is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
West Coast University - Orange County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Anaheim, California, the small private for-profit school handed out 1,019 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend West Coast University - Orange County, expect to pay an average of $22,889 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $30,880 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 69% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit institution located in San Mateo, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 79 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
Around 31% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Touro University Worldwide landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree trade school programs. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Alamitos, California. It awarded 120 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend TUW, expect to pay an average of $14,640 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $24,290 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Casa Loma College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Casa Loma College. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Antelope Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in Lancaster, California, the very small private for-profit school handed out 68 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $19,784 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 49% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 17% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #9, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loma Linda, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 333 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at Loma Linda University is $37,332. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,755 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Platt College - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Platt College - Los Angeles is a very small private for-profit school located in Alhambra, California that handed out 15 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $20,636 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 34% took at least some of their classes online.
California Intercontinental University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. This very small private for-profit school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 8 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at California Intercontinental University is $9,054. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 38% were women.
California Intercontinental University is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
United States University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 47 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at USU is $6,200. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
USU is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
CBD College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. CBD College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 15 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.
Around 50% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
William Jessup University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in Rocklin, California, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 277 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $37,150 to cover tuition and fees at William Jessup University. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,624 in student loans. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Stanbridge University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Irvine, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.
On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $31,470 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Stanbridge is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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