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2023 Most Popular Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

15 Colleges
$19,973 Avg Salary
$21,337 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural sciences was ranked #213 in the country. In fact 2,214 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. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for natural sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Los Angeles the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for natural sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 66% of the natural sciences majors at the school.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 48 students majoring in natural sciences at Loyola Marymount, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Natural Sciences majors at Loyola Marymount take out an average of $20,909 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in natural sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Bakersfield helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Bakersfield, CSUB is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the natural sciences majors at the school.

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University of Hawaii at Hilo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UH Hilo is a small public school located in the town of Hilo.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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San Jose State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural sciences programs. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Central Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural sciences programs. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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Best Natural Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best natural sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 137
Washington 0
Oregon 0
Hawaii 187
Alaska 14

Natural Sciences is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Agsftw.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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