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Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

3 Colleges
$20,792 Avg Salary
$10,783 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Compton College

Compton, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Compton College the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for general physical sciences students working on their associate degree. Compton College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Compton.

Women make up 41% of the physical science majors at the school.

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#2

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of San Mateo is a great place for general physical sciences students working on their online associate degree. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of San Mateo.

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#3

Northwest Indian College

Bellingham, WA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Northwest Indian College 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 . Located in the rural area of Bellingham, Northwest Indian College is a public college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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 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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