2025 Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

General Physical Sciencesbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #230 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for general physical sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 91 bachelor's degrees in general physical sciences to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general physical sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general physical sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt general physical sciences students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general physical sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Physical Sciences in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general physical sciences students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Physical Science

1

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

58 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - Santa Cruz if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general physical sciences. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz.More information about a bachelor’s in general physical sciences from University of California - Santa Cruz

2

California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA

13 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat California State University - Fresno if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general physical sciences. Fresno State is a very large public university located in the large city of Fresno.More information about a bachelor’s in general physical sciences from California State University - Fresno

Best General Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	27
Washington	226	5
Oregon	185	1
Hawaii	112	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physical Science

General Physical Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Physical Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Science	91

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	2,174
Physics	1,570
Geological & Earth Sciences	1,044
Astronomy & Astrophysics	192
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	83
Materials Sciences	41
Other Physical Science	10

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.