2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in California for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in California for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,214 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 345th most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 137 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 0 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in California for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular natural sciences programs in the United States.
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Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in California for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree natural sciences students.
Top 3 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences in California
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in California for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #1 spot on the list. San Jose State is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 0 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Sciences at San Jose State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in California for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Loma Linda, California, and it awarded 0 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at Loma Linda University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in California for a Master’s list. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Fullerton Natural Sciences Report
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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