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2022 Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$30,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Far Western US region, there were 157 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical and physical oceanography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemical and physical oceanography programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical and physical oceanography program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Physical Oceanography in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chemical and physical oceanography students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students list, UCSD has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at UCSD

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students list, Oregon State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Oregon State University

#4

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #4 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952.

Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of California - Santa Cruz

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #5 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 4 doctorate’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa 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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