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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physics (Income $0-$30k) in California

5 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$9,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Physics is the 595th most popular major in the country with 478 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 135 other physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 other physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other physics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other physics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree other physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physics (Income $0-$30k) in California

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 16 bachelors’s other physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for UC Irvine is $9,558 for california bachelor’s degree other physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Irvine Other Physics Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s other physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $9,280 for california bachelor’s degree other physics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of California - San Diego.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Physics at University of California - San Diego

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other physics students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $9,842 for California Bachelor’s Degree Other Physics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UC Davis.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - San Marcos. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. San Marcos, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other physics degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUSM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - San Marcos is $9,517 for California Bachelor’s Degree Other Physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Full CSUSM Other Physics Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Channel Islands. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Camarillo, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other physics degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

CSUCI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Channel Islands is $10,131 for california bachelor’s degree other physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full CSUCI Other Physics Report

Notes and References

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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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