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2022 Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
73 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 170 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 73 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in chemical and physical oceanography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemical and physical oceanography programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’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 Master’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 15 masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.

Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemical and physical oceanography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida State University Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisiana State University Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report

#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

University of Miami came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220.

Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at U Miami

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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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