2026 Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools in Washington
[Chemical & Physical Oceanography](/majors/physical-sciences/geological-and-earth-sciences/oceanography-chemical-and-physical/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong chemical & physical oceanography education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for chemical & physical oceanography students.
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2026 Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools in Washington
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the chemical & physical oceanography degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of Washington Seattle Campus the best value for a degree in chemical & physical oceanography in Washington. Set in the city of Seattle, University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $12,973 in tuition and fees, compared with $43,209 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $20,500 to complete the chemical & physical oceanography program here. Soon after graduation, chemical & physical oceanography degree recipients from University Of Washington Seattle Campus generally make around $29,724. Set against $20,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 39% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
