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2023 Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges
$28,089 Avg Salary
$13,798 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science School for You

Biological & Physical Science is the #163 most popular major in the country with 639 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biological & Physical Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Colleges.

#1

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Our analysis found Keck Graduate Institute to be the most popular school for biological and physical science students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

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The excellent programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Oregon University is a great place for biological and physical science students. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

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Best Biological & Physical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and physical science colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 148
Oregon 0
Alaska 3

Biological & Physical Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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.

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