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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

With 1,641 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #12 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Los Angeles Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Irvine Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 4 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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