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2023 Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 Colleges
$51,561 Avg Salary
$21,333 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Physical Sciences is the #147 most popular major in the country with 3,823 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in General Physical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Santa Cruz the best school in the Far Western US Region for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Stanislaus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Stan State is a large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.

Full General Physical Sciences at California State University - Stanislaus Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general physical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Humboldt State University is a great place for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 362
Washington 740
Oregon 1
Nevada 106
Hawaii 0

One of 8 majors within the area of study, general physical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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