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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Physical Sciences is the #19 most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 106 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physical Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

About 33% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 47% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - San Diego Report

Out of the 106 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 357 students majoring in physical sciences at UC Berkeley, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Berkeley Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 296 students majoring in physical sciences at UCSB, 69% are male and 31% are female.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

About 34% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 66% are male.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 63% are male.

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University of California - Davis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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Washington State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 155 students majoring in physical sciences at Wazzu, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#11

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 53% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#12

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at Oregon State University Report

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

Of the 117 students majoring in physical sciences at Cal Poly Pomona, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#15

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

Western Washington University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 103 students majoring in physical sciences at WWU, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Physical Sciences students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
16 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
17 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
18 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
19 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
20 University of California - Merced Merced, CA
21 Stanford University Stanford, CA

Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,302
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

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 25 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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