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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

43 Colleges
$41,747 Avg Salary
$20,026 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in the country with 12,705 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 43 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 Physical Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the physical sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 43 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Out of the 43 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UO is a very large public school located in the city of Eugene.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Davis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,641
Washington 246
Oregon 215
Nevada 60
Hawaii 47
Alaska 31

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342
Other Physical Science 191
General Physical Sciences 107
Physics and Astronomy 23

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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