2021 Best Physics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
7Colleges
1,139Bachelor's Degrees
$36,036Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Physics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Physics is the #50 most popular major in California with 1,139 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 7,942 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 14.3% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Physics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physics program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Physics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
Check out the physics programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
University of California - Berkeley tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional physics students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Physics in California ranking.
About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of California - Santa Barbara as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCSB has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Physics in California ranking.
About 0.5% of UCSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,596 students at UCSB that take at least one class online. 880 of UCSB students are attending part time.
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best physics schools for non-traditional students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCLA has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Physics in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. 2,161 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of California - Davis as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis. UC Davis not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Physics in California list.
The student loan default rate at UC Davis is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,892 students take at least one class online at UC Davis. About 1,668 of the students at UC Davis are attending part time.
University of California - San Diego landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best physics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population. UCSD not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Physics in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,222 students at UCSD that take at least one class online. 1,605 of UCSD students are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Long Beach. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach. CSULB also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Physics in California rankings.
The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. 8,046 of CSULB students are attending part time.
California State University - San Marcos comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a large student population. CSUSM also made our Best Colleges for Physics in California list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at CSUSM is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,464 students take at least one class online at CSUSM. 3,222 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Physics
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 7 schools only.
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 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).
Physics is the #50 most popular major in California with 1,139 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 7,942 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 14.3% were from a college or university in the state.
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