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2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

15 Colleges
$51,561 Avg Salary
$21,333 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree 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.

The Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Physical Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Santa Cruz the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in physical science at the school are women while 57% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Fresno helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general physical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in physical science at Fresno State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general physical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Women make up 20% of the physical science majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general physical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pacific University is a great place for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Stanislaus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stan State is a large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.

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#8

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #8, University of San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general physical sciences programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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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 15 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).

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