by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Physical Sciences is the 144th most popular major in the country with 3,823 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,561 and had an average of $12,761 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 362 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California” ranking looked at 41 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general physical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general physical sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california physical science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American River College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California. American River is a large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 129 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Compton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. Compton College is a public institution located in Compton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Compton College
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, El Camino College landed the #3 spot on the list. El Camino College is located in Torrance, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 ’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at El Camino College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Long Beach City College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. Long Beach City College is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 51 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Long Beach City College General Physical Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clovis Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California. Clovis Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fresno, California that handed out 13 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Clovis Community College General Physical Sciences Report
Naval Postgraduate School did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Monterey, California, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Naval Postgraduate School
Columbia College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. Columbia Junior College is a small school located in Sonora, California that handed out 2 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Columbia Junior College
Taft College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. Taft College is a small school located in Taft, California that handed out 2 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Taft College
With a ranking of #9, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 14 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at UC Santa Cruz
California State University - Fresno ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. California State University - Fresno is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 9 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Fresno State
Citrus College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. Located in Glendora, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Citrus College
Chaffey College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. Chaffey College is located in Rancho Cucamonga, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Chaffey College
Humboldt State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking, coming in at #13. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized school located in Arcata, California that handed out 2 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Humboldt State University General Physical Sciences Report
Saddleback College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Saddleback College
College of San Mateo came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. College of San Mateo is a public institution located in San Mateo, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Sequoias did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking, coming in at #16. Visalia, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Sequoias General Physical Sciences Report
Glendale Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, California, and it awarded 1 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Glendale Community College
San Diego Mesa College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at San Diego Mesa College
Butte College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. Butte College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oroville, California. It awarded 1 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Butte College
California State University - Stanislaus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Turlock, California, and it awarded 1 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at California State University - Stanislaus
Imperial Valley College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. Imperial Valley College is a public institution located in Imperial, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Imperial Valley College
With a ranking of #22, Antelope Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. Antelope Valley College is located in Lancaster, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Antelope Valley College
With a ranking of #23, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s physical science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of California - Berkeley ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. University of California - Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 0 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at University of California - Berkeley
With a ranking of #24, Fresno City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. Fresno City College is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Fresno City College
Biola University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking, coming in at #24. Biola University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Mirada, California. It awarded 0 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
College of Marin came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. College of Marin is a public institution located in Kentfield, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mendocino College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. Mendocino College is a public institution located in Ukiah, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Mendocino College
San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking, coming in at #24. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full San Francisco State University General Physical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #24, Merced College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. Merced, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, San Diego State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. SDSU is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 0 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at San Diego State University
Modesto Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Modesto, California, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
Full Modesto Junior College General Physical Sciences Report
Los Angeles Mission College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. Los Angeles Mission College is located in Sylmar, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
Full Los Angeles Mission College General Physical Sciences Report
Irvine Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 0 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Irvine Valley College
University of San Francisco came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s physical science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mission College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. Santa Clara, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Mission College
MiraCosta College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. Located in Oceanside, California, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at MiraCosta College
Gavilan College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. Gilroy, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Gavilan College
Reedley College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Reedley, California, and it awarded 0 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Feather River Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California ranking, coming in at #24. Feather River Community College District is a public institution located in Quincy, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Siskiyous ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in California list. This small school is located in Weed, California, and it awarded 0 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Siskiyous General Physical Sciences Report
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