2025 Best Physical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region
3Colleges in the Far Western US Region
941Physical Sciences Degrees Awarded
A degree in physical science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #179 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Physical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 941 degrees in physical science annually.
The physical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Science rankings. For our Best Overall Physical Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Physical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Physical Science 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 sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Physical Sciences
University of California - Santa Cruz is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in physical science. UC Santa Cruz is a large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz. 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 physical science students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.
Western Nevada College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical science. WNC is a small public college located in the city of Carson City. This college ranks 5th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were approximately 95 physical science students who graduated with this degree at WNC in the most recent data year.
California State University - Fresno is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in physical science. Fresno State is a very large public university located in the large city of Fresno. This university ranks 81st out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 13 physical science 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 sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Science rankings. For our Best Overall Physical Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
