2023 Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools
Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science School for You
Biological & Physical Science is the #38 most popular major in the country with 30,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 368 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biological & Physical Science program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biological science majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Biological & Physical Science
Our 2023 rankings named Pasadena City College the most popular school in the United States for biological and physical science students. Pasadena City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pasadena.
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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mt. San Jacinto College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools list. MSJC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of San Jacinto.
While working on their degree, biological science majors at MSJC accumulate an average of around $7,397 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Sierra College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public school with a large student population.
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The excellent programs at Allan Hancock College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in the United States. Allan Hancock College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Santa Maria.
Riverside City College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Riverside City College is a public college with a large student population.
On average, biological science graduates from Riverside City College take out $8,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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San Jacinto Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and physical science programs. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.
On average, biological science graduates from San Jacinto College take out $8,514 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Florida International University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools ranking. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
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Santa Barbara City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and physical science students. It came in at #9 on the list. SBCC is a large public school located in the city of Santa Barbara.
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Golden West College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Huntington Beach, Golden West College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Los Angeles Pierce College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools ranking. Pierce College is a large public school located in the large city of Woodland Hills.
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Contra Costa College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and physical science programs. Located in the large suburb of San Pablo, CCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Moraine Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and physical science students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public school with a large student population.
While working on their degree, biological science majors at MVCC accumulate an average of around $7,500 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #14, Victor Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and physical science students. Located in the suburb of Victorville, Victor Valley College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Biological Science majors at Victor Valley College take out an average of $7,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
With a ranking of #15, Santa Monica College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and physical science students. SMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.
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With a ranking of #16, William Rainey Harper College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and physical science students. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public college with a large student population.
On average, biological science graduates from Harper College take out $8,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Ventura College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and physical science students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ventura, Ventura College is a public college with a large student population.
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Moorpark College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools list. Moorpark College is a large public school located in the suburb of Moorpark.
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Imperial Valley College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools ranking. IVC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Imperial.
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Northern Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and physical science students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, biological science graduates from Northern Virginia Community College carry an average student debt load of $11,000.
Los Angeles Harbor College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools list. LAHC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Wilmington.
Chaffey College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and physical science students. It came in at #22 on the list. Chaffey College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.
After completing their degree, biological science graduates from Chaffey College carry an average student debt load of $9,056.
American River College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools list. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public college with a very large student population.
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Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and physical science programs. SRJC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Santa Rosa.
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Solano Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and physical science students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Fairfield, Solano College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 368 different United States biological and physical science schools we analyzed.
Rank | College | Location |
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51 | Cosumnes River College | Sacramento, CA |
51 | College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita, CA |
53 | Oxnard College | Oxnard, CA |
54 | Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill, CA |
55 | Folsom Lake College | Folsom, CA |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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56 | Shasta College | Redding, CA |
57 | Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL |
57 | Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL |
59 | Crafton Hills College | Yucaipa, CA |
60 | Irvine Valley College | Irvine, CA |
61 | Kishwaukee College | Malta, IL |
62 | Reynolds Community College | Richmond, VA |
63 | Yuba College | Marysville, CA |
64 | Thomas Edison State University | Trenton, NJ |
65 | Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa, CA |
66 | Keck Graduate Institute | Claremont, CA |
67 | Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby, IL |
68 | Rock Valley College | Rockford, IL |
69 | Rend Lake College | Ina, IL |
70 | McHenry County College | Crystal Lake, IL |
71 | Coastline Community College | Fountain Valley, CA |
71 | Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey, IL |
71 | Southwestern College | Chula Vista, CA |
71 | The Evergreen State College | Olympia, WA |
Biological & Physical Science by Region
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Majors Related to Biological Science
One of 44 majors within the area of study, biological and physical science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 34,975 |
Interdisciplinary Studies | 9,074 |
International Studies | 7,368 |
Nutrition Science | 5,330 |
Behavioral Science | 4,169 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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