2023 Best Value Other Physical Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Other Physical Science Bachelor's Degree School for You
Other Physical Science is the #277 most popular major in the country with 538 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Other Physical Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for physical sciences (other) 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.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Other Physical Science
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the best value school in the Far Western US Region for physical sciences (other) students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.
UCSD undergraduate students pay an average of $44,454 in tuition and fees each year.
UCSD also claimed a spot on our Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $44,399 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UC Davis is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Explore the best physical sciences (other) colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 15 |
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Majors Related to Other Physical Science
Other Physical Science is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 21,239 |
| Physics | 13,674 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 7,821 |
| General Physical Sciences | 3,823 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,375 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.
More about our data sources and methodologies.