by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Chemical & Physical Oceanography is the 572nd most popular major in the country with 508 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major” ranking analyzed 42 colleges that offered a degree in chemical and physical oceanography. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in chemical and physical oceanography.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for chemical & physical oceanography students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Coast Guard Academy. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. USCGA is a public institution located in New London, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Naval Academy landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Annapolis, Maryland, this small public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified ’s chemical and physical oceanography students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified ’s chemical and physical oceanography students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Southern Miss
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maine Maritime Academy. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Maine Maritime is a public institution located in Castine, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Maine Maritime Academy
University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking, coming in at #6. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Rhode Island Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking, coming in at #8. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 26 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Rider University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. This small school is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and it awarded 6 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Rider
University of California - San Diego came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 47 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of California - San Diego
Humboldt State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. Located in Arcata, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s chemical and physical oceanography students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Humboldt State University
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 54 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
With a ranking of #13, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Kutztown University is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
Full Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 16 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of California - Santa Cruz Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking, coming in at #17. Hawaii Pacific University is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 2 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Hawaii Pacific University
Florida Institute of Technology landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Florida Tech
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 9 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 18 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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
Old Dominion University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
Full Old Dominion University Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s chemical and physical oceanography students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at UH Manoa
Naval Postgraduate School landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
Full Naval Postgraduate School Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
With a ranking of #24, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking, coming in at #25. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 15 ’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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