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2023 Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Schools in California

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical science majors pursuing an online .

#1

Compton College

Compton, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Compton College the most popular online school in California for general physical sciences students. Compton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Compton.

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#2

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

Out of the 2 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, College of San Mateo landed the # 2 spot on the list. CSM is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of San Mateo.

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Best General Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

More General Physical Sciences Rankings in California

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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