by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Chemical & Physical Oceanography is the 572nd most popular major in the country with 508 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 207 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer 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 bachelor’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Coast Guard Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major. USCGA is a small school located in New London, Connecticut that handed out 27 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Naval Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. United States Naval Academy is a small school located in Annapolis, Maryland that handed out 32 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
Full United States Naval Academy Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine Maritime Academy landed the #3 spot on the list. Maine Maritime is a small school located in Castine, Maine that handed out 1 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the #5 spot on the list. Rider University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. It awarded 6 bachelors’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%. 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.
Full Rider University Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
With a ranking of #6, Humboldt State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Arcata, California, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Humboldt State University Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
With a ranking of #7, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 2 students 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
University of Southern Mississippi landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of Southern Mississippi
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 9 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
North Carolina State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 18 bachelors’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 94%. 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%.
Full North Carolina State University Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
With a ranking of #13, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Florida Tech
University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking, coming in at #14. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. U Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Miami Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Texas A&M College Station
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
With a ranking of #17, The City College of New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at CCNY
The University of West Florida ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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