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2023 Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in California

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

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California 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 California for general physical sciences students working on their associate degree. Compton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Compton.

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

Full General Physical Sciences at Compton College Report

#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 medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at College of San Mateo

Best General Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Physical Sciences Colleges 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 2 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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