2025 Best General Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region
3Colleges in the Far Western US Region
941Physical Science Degrees Awarded
$28,284Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in general physical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #144 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for general physical sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 941 degrees in general physical sciences to qualified students.
The physical science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Physical Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general physical sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Best General Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for General Physical Sciences in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the physical science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Physical Science
It is hard to beat University of California - Santa Cruz if you wish to pursue a degree in general physical sciences. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Santa Cruz is a great university overall.
There were approximately 25 general physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in general physical sciences needs to take a look at Western Nevada College. Located in the city of Carson City, WNC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 5th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were about 95 general physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at WNC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the physical science program state that they receive average early career income of $27,007.
California State University - Fresno is a great option for students interested in a degree in general physical sciences. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 81st out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 13 general physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Fresno State in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The physical science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Physical Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general physical sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
