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2023 Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

25 Colleges
$21,994 Avg Salary
$13,778 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Sciences 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Kapiolani Community College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for natural sciences students. Kapiolani CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

On average, natural sciences graduates from Kapiolani CC take out $9,398 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#3

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Leeward Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Leeward CC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pearl City.

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#4

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

The excellent programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

On average, natural sciences graduates from Loyola Marymount take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Hawaii Maui College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural sciences programs. UH Maui College is a small public school located in the small city of Kahului.

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Windward Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Windward CC is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Kaneohe.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Kauai Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Kauai CC is a small public school located in the remote town of Lihue.

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California State University - Chico ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Agsftw.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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