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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Physical Oceanography in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 466 people earned their degree in chemical and physical oceanography, making the major the 567th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 170 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in chemical and physical oceanography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chemical and physical oceanography programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the chemical and physical oceanography program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Physical Oceanography in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.

Southern Miss also took the #5 spot in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemical & Physical Oceanography students per year to attend University of Southern Mississippi.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemical & Physical Oceanography students per year to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at UNCW

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 28 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students per year to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemical & Physical Oceanography students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at NC State

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U Miami is $46,949 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full U Miami Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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