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2023 Best Value General Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,706 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Physical Sciences 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Physical Sciences 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 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.

2023 Best Value General Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical science majors pursuing a .

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in General Physical Sciences

$19,524 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Stanislaus the best value school in the Far Western US Region for general physical sciences students. 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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$19,744 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Humboldt State University undergraduate students pay an average of $19,744 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Physical Sciences at Humboldt State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for general physical sciences students. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wazzu are $27,733 a year.

Wazzu also claimed a spot on our Best General Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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$43,824 Average Tuition & Fees

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

UC Santa Cruz undergraduate students pay an average of $43,824 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Physical Sciences at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

Best General Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general physical sciences colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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