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2023 Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in California

2 Colleges
$20,992 Avg Salary
$10,977 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online physical sciences associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

Our 2023 rankings named College of San Mateo the most popular online school in California for physical sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in physical sciences at CSM, 77% are male and 23% are female.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at College of San Mateo

#2

Compton College

Compton, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Compton College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 41% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Compton College

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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.

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