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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,823 people earned their degree in physical science, making the major the 179th most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 362 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California” ranking analyzed 41 colleges that offered a degree in physical science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular physical science programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California”.
Out of the 41 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, American River College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school awarded 129 degrees to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Camino College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. El Camino College is a fairly large school located in Torrance, California that handed out 79 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Long Beach City College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 51 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Compton College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. Compton College is located in Compton, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 14 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #6, Naval Postgraduate School did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school situated in Monterey, California. It awarded 13 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clovis Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences 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 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
California State University - Fresno ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. California State University - Fresno is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Chaffey College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. Rancho Cucamonga, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Citrus College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. Glendora, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Saddleback College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. Saddleback College is a fairly large school located in Mission Viejo, California that handed out 6 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Humboldt State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. Humboldt State University is a public institution located in Arcata, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, College of the Sequoias did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large school located in Visalia, California that handed out 2 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Taft College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. Taft College is a small public school situated in Taft, California. It awarded 2 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. Columbia College is located in Sonora, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
California State University - Stanislaus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. Stan State is a fairly large public school situated in Turlock, California. It awarded 1 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Southern California landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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San Diego Mesa College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
College of San Mateo came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. Located in San Mateo, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Antelope Valley College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. Located in Lancaster, California, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Imperial Valley College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. Imperial Valley College is located in Imperial, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Butte College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Oroville, California, and it awarded 1 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. GCC is a fairly large school located in Glendale, California that handed out 1 ’s physical sciences 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%.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 0 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Feather River Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking, coming in at #24. Quincy, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
College of the Siskiyous landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. This small school is located in Weed, California, and it awarded 0 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Mendocino College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. Mendocino College is a small school located in Ukiah, California that handed out 0 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Reedley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. Located in Reedley, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
San Diego State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 0 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
MiraCosta College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. MiraCosta College is a fairly large public school situated in Oceanside, California. It awarded 0 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Biola University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking, coming in at #24. La Mirada, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Irvine Valley College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. Irvine Valley College is located in Irvine, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #24, Merced College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. Merced, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
San Francisco State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #24, University of San Francisco did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. University of San Francisco is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of Marin landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. Located in Kentfield, California, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Fresno City College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. Fresno City College is a large school located in Fresno, California that handed out 0 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Los Angeles Mission College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. Los Angeles Mission College is a medium-sized public school situated in Sylmar, California. It awarded 0 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Modesto Junior College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking. Modesto Junior College is a fairly large school located in Modesto, California that handed out 0 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Gavilan College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California list. Gavilan College is a public institution located in Gilroy, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mission College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in California ranking, coming in at #24. Mission College is a medium-sized public school situated in Santa Clara, California. It awarded 0 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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