by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Physics is the 68th most popular major in the country with 13,674 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,960 and had an average of $22,756 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,867 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,477 and $19,896 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,511 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 91 colleges that offer a degree in physics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree physics students.
Out of the 91 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of San Mateo landed the #1 spot on the list. College of San Mateo is a medium-sized school located in San Mateo, California that handed out 27 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Napa Valley College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region. Napa Valley College is a small school located in Napa, California that handed out 24 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 91 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Irvine Valley College landed the #3 spot on the list. Irvine Valley College is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 81 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyamaca College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cuyamaca College is located in El Cajon, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 91 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, California. It awarded 25 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Skyline College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Skyline College is located in San Bruno, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Norco College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Norco College is a medium-sized school located in Norco, California that handed out 34 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Moorpark College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Moorpark College is a fairly large school located in Moorpark, California that handed out 69 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Laney College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Oakland, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Pasadena City College is located in Pasadena, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 100 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
El Camino College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Torrance, California, and it awarded 44 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Sonora, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Monterey Peninsula College is located in Monterey, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, Los Medanos College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburg, California, and it awarded 24 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Clovis Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 21 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Hartnell College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Salinas, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Santa Barbara City College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
College of the Canyons ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of the Canyons is a public institution located in Santa Clarita, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cabrillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Aptos, California. It awarded 21 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Santiago Canyon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Orange, California, this fairly large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
Oxnard College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Oxnard, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Antelope Valley College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large public school situated in Lancaster, California. It awarded 27 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Valley College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. LAVC is a fairly large public school situated in Valley Glen, California. It awarded 27 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Reedley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Reedley, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
Folsom Lake College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Folsom Lake College is a public institution located in Folsom, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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