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2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

2 Ranked Colleges
8 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 549 people earned their degree in physical sciences (other), making the major the 275th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, physical sciences (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $18,100 and had an average of $20,919 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 9 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $75-$110k) in California

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #1 spot on the list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Davis is $17,622 for California Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #2 spot on the list. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - San Diego is $20,205 for california bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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