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2023 Most Popular Computational Science Schools in California

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Finding the Best Computational Science School for You

Computational Science is the #178 most popular major in California with 34 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computational Science Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computational Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computational science majors pursuing a .

#1

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Our analysis found Chapman University to be the most popular school for computational science students who want to pursue a degree in California. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Orange.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computational Science Schools in California list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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The excellent programs at Naval Postgraduate School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computational science schools in California. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Computational Science Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of the Pacific ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computational Science Schools in California list. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

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State Degrees Awarded

One of 36 majors within the area of study, computational science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Computational Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
International Studies 918

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Yearofthedragon.

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