Other Physics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #596 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Physics Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 128 degrees in other physics annually.
The other physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Physics rankings. For our Best Overall Other Physics 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.
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 Other Physics Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the other physics degree levels they offer.
University of California - San Diego is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in other physics. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 25 other physics students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of California - Irvine if you wish to pursue a degree in other physics. UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Irvine. This university ranks 12th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 40 other physics students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in other physics needs to take a look at University of California - Davis. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 other physics students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
California State University - San Marcos is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in other physics. CSUSM is a large public university located in the suburb of San Marcos. This university ranks 65th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 13 other physics students who graduated with this degree at CSUSM in the most recent data year.
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).
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The other physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Physics rankings. For our Best Overall Other Physics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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