by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 13,674 people earned their degree in physics, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States. 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 California, there were 3,224 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,268 and $18,506 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,510 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California” ranking, we looked at 88 colleges that offer a degree in physics. That schools that top this list have a program in physics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree physics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of San Mateo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California list. College of San Mateo is a medium-sized public school situated in San Mateo, California. It awarded 27 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Napa Valley College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California list. Napa Valley College is a small school located in Napa, California that handed out 24 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Irvine Valley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California list. Irvine Valley College is located in Irvine, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cuyamaca College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California list. GCC is a fairly large school located in Glendale, California that handed out 25 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Skyline College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California ranking. Skyline College is a medium-sized school located in San Bruno, California that handed out 18 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Norco College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California list. Norco College is a medium-sized public school situated in Norco, California. It awarded 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 California ranking. Moorpark College is a fairly large public school situated in Moorpark, California. It awarded 69 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Laney College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California list. Laney College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oakland, California. It awarded 12 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 100 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
El Camino College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Torrance, California, this fairly large public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California ranking. Monterey Peninsula College is a medium-sized school located in Monterey, California that handed out 16 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California ranking. Columbia Junior College is a small public school situated in Sonora, California. It awarded 6 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Medanos College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California list. Pittsburg, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California ranking. Clovis Community College is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hartnell College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California ranking. Hartnell College is a public institution located in Salinas, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Barbara City College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California ranking. Santa Barbara City College is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 45 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Canyons ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Clarita, California, and it awarded 50 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California ranking, coming in at #19. Cabrillo College is a medium-sized school located in Aptos, California that handed out 21 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Santiago Canyon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California ranking, coming in at #20. SCC is located in Orange, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
Oxnard College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California ranking, coming in at #21. Oxnard College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oxnard, California. It awarded 20 associates’s physics degrees 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 California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Lancaster, California, and 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 California ranking. Los Angeles Valley College is located in Valley Glen, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
Reedley College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California 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 landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Folsom, California, and it awarded 17 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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