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2023 Most Popular Online Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges
$28,089 Avg Salary
$13,798 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biological and physical science was ranked #38 in the country. In fact 30,075 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Biological & Physical Science Colleges.

#1

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Our analysis found Santa Monica College to be the most popular school for biological and physical science students who want to pursue an online degree in the Far Western US Region . SMC is a very large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.

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#2

Los Angeles Harbor College

Wilmington, CA

The excellent online programs at Los Angeles Harbor College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in the Far Western US Region . LAHC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Wilmington.

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#3

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

The excellent online programs at Rio Hondo College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Compton College

Compton, CA

The excellent online programs at Compton College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of San Mateo is a great place for biological and physical science students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online biological and physical science colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 18,864
Washington 242
Oregon 292
Hawaii 0
Alaska 67

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One of 44 majors within the area of study, biological and physical science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 5 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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