2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences in California

Natural Sciences isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #172 in popularity out of 338 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for natural sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 bachelor's degrees in natural sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Natural Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in natural sciences matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of natural sciences students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Natural Sciences Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for natural sciences.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Natural Sciences in California

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for natural sciences students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Natural Sciences Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA

46 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Loyola Marymount University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in natural sciences. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in natural sciences in California.

There were about 46 natural sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from Loyola Marymount University

2

California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

26 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

California State University - Los Angeles is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in natural sciences. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 26 natural sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cal State LA in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from California State University - Los Angeles

3

California State University - Chico
Chico, CA

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

California State University - Chico is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in natural sciences. Chico State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chico. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in natural sciences in California.

There were about 9 natural sciences students who graduated with this degree at Chico State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from California State University - Chico

4

Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Pepperdine University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in natural sciences. Pepperdine is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Malibu. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in natural sciences in California.

There were approximately 1 natural sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from Pepperdine University

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California State University - Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

California State University - Bakersfield is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in natural sciences. CSUB is a large public university located in the large city of Bakersfield.

There were approximately 1 natural sciences students who graduated with this degree at CSUB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from California State University - Bakersfield

6

University of La Verne
La Verne, CA

ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of La Verne. More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from University of La Verne

6

Pacific Union College
Angwin, CA

Located in the rural area of Angwin, PUC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from Pacific Union College

6

Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Santa Clara. More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from Santa Clara University

6

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from San Jose State University

6

The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, CA

Located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from The Master’s University and Seminary

Best Natural Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	229	0
Hawaii	115	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Natural Sciences

One of 44 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Natural Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cognitive Science	1,723
International Studies	1,596
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,255
Nutrition Science	1,012
Human Biology	541
Mathematics & Computer Science	479
Behavioral Science	394
Interdisciplinary Studies	166
Gerontology	96
Marine Science	96

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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