2024 Best Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Natural Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #169 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 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.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for natural sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college 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

$21,994 Median Starting Salary

$26,000 Median Student Debt

Loyola Marymount University is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in 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.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the natural sciences program make an average of $21,994 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from Loyola Marymount University

2

California State University - Chico
Chico, CA

8 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in natural sciences needs to check out California State University - Chico. Chico State is a large public university located in the 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	226	0
Oregon	185	0
Hawaii	112	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Natural Sciences

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Natural Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Natural Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Sciences	137

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cognitive Science	1,740
International Studies	1,510
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,219
Nutrition Science	1,109
Human Biology	609
Mathematics & Computer Science	459
Behavioral Science	362
Interdisciplinary Studies	173
Gerontology	105
Marine Science	94

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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