Biological and Physical Sciences

A program that is either a general synthesis of one or more of the biological and physical sciences, or a specialization which draws from the biological and physical sciences.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 298 institutions across the United States, with a total of 86749 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

1,377

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

23,920

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

2,426

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

107

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

551

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

88

degrees awarded

Other Awards

58,280

awards given

Top Schools for Biological and Physical Sciences

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
3,464
2 Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
2,505
3 Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto, CA
1,857
4 Contra Costa College
San Pablo, CA
1,791
5 Florida International University
Miami, FL
1,638
6 Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills, CA
1,566
7 Sierra College
Rocklin, CA
1,524
8 Riverside City College
Riverside, CA
1,479
9 Yuba College
Marysville, CA
1,434
10 Golden West College
Huntington Beach, CA
1,416
11 San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA
1,335
12 William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL
1,320
13 Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, CA
1,305
14 Ventura College
Ventura, CA
1,296
15 Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA
1,149
16 Victor Valley College
Victorville, CA
1,149
17 East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA
1,098
18 Moorpark College
Moorpark, CA
1,089
19 Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA
1,086
20 Solano Community College
Fairfield, CA
1,062
21 Modesto Junior College
Modesto, CA
1,032
22 Los Medanos College
Pittsburg, CA
987
23 Imperial Valley College
Imperial, CA
981
24 Oxnard College
Oxnard, CA
972
25 Irvine Valley College
Irvine, CA
942
26 Los Angeles Harbor College
Wilmington, CA
915
27 Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
891
28 Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, IL
888
29 American River College
Sacramento, CA
885
30 Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove, IL
861
31 Woodland Community College
Woodland, CA
852
32 El Camino Community College District
Torrance, CA
846
33 Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA
831
34 Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
825
35 Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, CA
807
36 Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
777
37 San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX
777
38 MiraCosta College
Oceanside, CA
750
39 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
732
40 Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA
726
41 Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, CA
711
42 Cosumnes River College
Sacramento, CA
705
43 Norco College
Norco, CA
684
44 De Anza College
Cupertino, CA
669
45 Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
606
46 Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA
552
47 Keck Graduate Institute
Claremont, CA
543
48 College of the Redwoods
Eureka, CA
540
49 Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL
531
50 Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley, CA
528
51 Crafton Hills College
Yucaipa, CA
525
52 Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
516
53 Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA
513
54 Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster, CA
510
55 City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Chicago, IL
501
56 Triton College
River Grove, IL
498
57 Santiago Canyon College
Orange, CA
483
58 Folsom Lake College
Folsom, CA
477
59 City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
471
60 Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA
444
61 Mission College
Santa Clara, CA
438
62 City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
Chicago, IL
435
63 Rend Lake College
Ina, IL
435
64 Rock Valley College
Rockford, IL
435
65 Cypress College
Cypress, CA
432
66 J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Richmond, VA
417
67 McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL
411
68 Portland State University
Portland, OR
399
69 Laurel Ridge Community College
Middletown, VA
399
70 Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA
393
71 Kishwaukee College
Malta, IL
387
72 Coastline Community College
Fountain Valley, CA
378
73 Coalinga College
Coalinga, CA
360
74 Los Angeles Mission College
Sylmar, CA
357
75 College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL
357
76 College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
357
77 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
351
78 Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA
351
79 Parkland College
Champaign, IL
348
80 Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL
348
81 Shasta College
Redding, CA
342
82 Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, IL
342
83 Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL
336
84 Touro University
New York, NY
336
85 City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
Chicago, IL
336
86 Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA
333
87 Morton College
Cicero, IL
327
88 University of Georgia
Athens, GA
321
89 Cuyamaca College
El Cajon, CA
318
90 San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, CA
315
91 Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles, CA
312
92 Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL
309
93 Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ
300
94 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
291
95 Virginia Peninsula Community College
Hampton, VA
291
96 Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA
288
97 Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles, CA
288
98 Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
285
99 The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA
285
100 City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
Chicago, IL
276