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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Undergraduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Physical Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

Grossmont College

El Cajon, CA

Our analysis found Grossmont College to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the suburb of El Cajon, Grossmont College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at Grossmont College Report

#2

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Moorpark College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in California. Moorpark College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Moorpark.

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#3

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Barbara City College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SBCC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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#3

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means City College of San Francisco is a great place for physical sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. City College of San Francisco is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Clovis Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Clovis Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Palomar College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at San Diego Mesa College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in California. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego Mesa College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 7 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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