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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,706 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,561 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for physical science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Physical Sciences

Our analysis found California State University - Stanislaus to be the best value school for general physical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Turlock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stan State are $19,524 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Humboldt State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general physical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the remote town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Humboldt State University are $19,744 a year.

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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 value general physical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great value for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $43,824 per year.

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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.

  • 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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