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2023 Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools in California

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Physical Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Other Physical Science Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in California for physical sciences (other) students. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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The excellent programs at Azusa Pacific University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences (other) schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Merced is a great place for physical sciences (other) students. UC Merced is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at University of California - Merced

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State Degrees Awarded

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 4 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.

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