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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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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.

The Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in California for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Naval Postgraduate School

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Los Angeles Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in California. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Davis Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in California. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Irvine Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools 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 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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