2024 Best Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

a bachelor's degree in natural sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #253 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 137 bachelor's degrees in natural sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on natural sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of natural sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized natural sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for natural sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Natural Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Natural Sciences in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in natural sciences.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Natural Sciences

1

Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA

48 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Loyola Marymount University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in natural sciences. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from Loyola Marymount University

2

California State University - Chico
Chico, CA

8 Annual Graduates

California State University - Chico is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in natural sciences. Chico State is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Chico.More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from California State University - Chico

Best Natural Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	521	0
Oregon	343	0
Hawaii	172	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Natural Sciences

Natural Sciences is one of 0 different types of Natural Sciences programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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