by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,630 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 177 colleges that offer a degree in physics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in physics.
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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 “Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree physics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pasadena City College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. Pasadena City College is a public institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 100 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Irvine Valley College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate. Irvine Valley College is a fairly large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 81 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moorpark College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate. Moorpark, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 177 schools in the Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Canyons landed the #4 spot on the 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.
Out of the 177 schools in the Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Barbara City College landed the #5 spot on the list. SBCC is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, El Camino College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. El Camino College is a fairly large school located in Torrance, California that handed out 44 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Golden West College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate ranking. Huntington Beach, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Saddleback College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. Located in Mission Viejo, California, this fairly large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
Norco College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate ranking. Norco College is a medium-sized school located in Norco, California that handed out 34 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Chaffey College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. Chaffey College is located in Rancho Cucamonga, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Santiago Canyon College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate ranking. Santiago Canyon College 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.
With a ranking of #12, Antelope Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. Antelope Valley College is a public institution located in Lancaster, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, College of San Mateo did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. College of San Mateo is located in San Mateo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, Los Angeles Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. Valley Glen, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
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%.
With a ranking of #15, Cypress College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. Cypress College is located in Cypress, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
Los Angeles City College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Los Angeles City College is a fairly large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 24 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Medanos College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Pittsburg, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Napa Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. Napa Valley College is a small public school situated in Napa, California. It awarded 24 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Hartnell College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. 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.
With a ranking of #20, Los Angeles Pierce College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. Los Angeles Pierce College is a fairly large school located in Woodland Hills, California that handed out 23 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Bakersfield College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. Bakersfield, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Cerritos College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate ranking. Norwalk, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Diablo Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Pleasant Hill, California, and it awarded 22 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Clovis Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 21 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Orange Coast College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate ranking. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 21 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Allan Hancock College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Santa Maria, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate list. Cabrillo College is a public institution located in Aptos, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Merced College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physics Major for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Merced, California, and it awarded 21 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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