2025 Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in California
3Colleges in California
49Geophysics Degrees Awarded
Geophysics & Seismology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #757 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 degrees in geophysics & seismology annually.
Your choice of geophysics & seismology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Geophysics & Seismology 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.
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Best Schools for Geophysics & Seismology in California
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 geophysics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in geophysics & seismology needs to take a look at University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 geophysics & seismology students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in geophysics & seismology needs to check out University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 1 geophysics & seismology students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
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University of California - Los Angeles is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in geophysics & seismology. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 15 geophysics & seismology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA 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.
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Your choice of geophysics & seismology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Geophysics & Seismology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
