2023 Best Value Other Physical Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Other Physical Science Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 15 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences (other) students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #285 most popular major in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Other Physical Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for physical sciences (other) students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Other Physical Science
Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the best value school for physical sciences (other) students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
UCSD undergraduate students pay an average of $14,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 2 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $14,645 per year.
UC Davis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list.
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Other Physical Science Related Majors for Other Physical Science
One of 8 majors within the area of study, physical sciences (other) has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Other Physical Science
| 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.