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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physics (Income $30-$48k) in California

5 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 478 people earned their degree in other physics, making the major the 595th most popular in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in other physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other physics programs, but they also 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 $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physics (Income $30-$48k) in California

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s other physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UC Irvine is $10,373 for California Bachelor’s Degree Other Physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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 $30-$48k list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s other physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also made our “Best Other Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UCSD is $9,974 for California Bachelor’s Degree Other Physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full University of California - San Diego Other Physics Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 14 bachelors’s other physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Davis is $10,769 for california bachelor’s degree other physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s other physics degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUSM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend CSUSM is $10,347 for California Bachelor’s Degree Other Physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Channel Islands landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Camarillo, California, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s other physics degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUCI also made our “Best Other Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $11,497 for california bachelor’s degree other physics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend CSUCI.

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%.

Read full report on Other Physics at CSUCI

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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