2023 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Other Physical Science 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Other Physical Science Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which 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.
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 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 degree in California. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCSD are $14,700 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UCSD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Physical Science Schools in California list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great value for physical sciences (other) students. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Davis are $14,645 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Davis also is in the top 15% of our Best Other Physical Science Schools in California ranking.
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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.