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Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$14,767 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,876 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Physical Sciences is the #17 most popular major in California with 8,302 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for physical sciences 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.

Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $6,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Sacramento helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in California. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $7,392 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a great value for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 a year.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 22 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $8,136 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $6,976 per year.

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Cal State LA undergraduate students pay an average of $6,785 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - San Bernardino came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUSB are $7,213 a year.

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California State University - Stanislaus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the small suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stan State are $7,644 per year.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUN are $7,043 a year.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,226 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 10% of our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,936
Oregon 606
Hawaii 107
Nevada 315
Alaska 60

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140
Materials Sciences 658
Other Physical Science 538
Physics and Astronomy 38

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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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