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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Physical Oceanography in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$37,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking.

Chemical & Physical Oceanography is the 567th most popular major in the country with 466 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 70 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the chemical and physical oceanography program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Physical Oceanography in the New England Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970.

Full UNH Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.

Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of Maine

#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students list, URI has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082.

Full University of Rhode Island Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Connecticut Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report

#5

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MIT 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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