2024 Best Natural Sciences Schools in California

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Natural Sciences Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 141 degrees in natural sciences during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Natural Sciences Schools List

Natural Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

The natural sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Natural Sciences Schools in California. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Natural Sciences in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the natural sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Natural Sciences

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Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Natural Sciences Degrees Awarded

Loyola Marymount University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in natural sciences. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in natural sciences from Loyola Marymount University

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California State University - Chico
Chico, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

California State University - Chico is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in natural sciences. Chico State is a large public university located in the city of Chico.More information about a degree in natural sciences from California State University - Chico

Best Natural Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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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