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2023 Best Value General Physical Sciences Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,859 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Physical Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 362 degrees and certificates were awarded to general physical sciences students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #148 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Physical Sciences Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for physical science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in General Physical Sciences

$7,644 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stan State are $7,644 a year.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at California State University - Stanislaus

$7,864 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Humboldt State University are $7,864 per year.

Full General Physical Sciences at Humboldt State University Report

$14,070 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of California - Santa Cruz helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general physical sciences schools in California. 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 $14,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Best Value General Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value General Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 3 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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