2024 Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in general physical sciences. It is ranked #230 out of 363 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for general physical sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 27 bachelor's degrees in general physical sciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general physical sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general physical sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general physical sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general physical sciences related body.

Our complete 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.

More Ways to Rank General Physical Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Physical Sciences in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general physical sciences.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Physical Science

1

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

14 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general physical sciences needs to check out University of California - Santa Cruz. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general physical sciences from University of California - Santa Cruz

2

Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA

2 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general physical sciences has to take a look at Humboldt State University. Located in the remote town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general physical sciences from Humboldt State University

Best General Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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General Physical Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, General Physical Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Physical Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Science	27

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	1,830
Physics	1,225
Geological & Earth Sciences	585
Astronomy & Astrophysics	161
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	46
Materials Sciences	41
Other Physical Science	14

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.