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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 182 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical and physical oceanography. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their chemical and physical oceanography program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Fairbanks, Alaska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Rhode Island is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of Rhode Island
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 University of California - San Diego Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major 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 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at UC Santa Cruz
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking, coming in at #7. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 3 masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
University of Miami landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 8 students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full University of Miami Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
Old Dominion University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking, coming in at #10. Old Dominion University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Old Dominion
University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s chemical and physical oceanography students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees 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%.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 masters’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 98%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. 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.
Florida State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 95%.
Full Florida State University Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
Naval Postgraduate School came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. Located in Monterey, California, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemical and physical oceanography students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Naval Postgraduate School
With a ranking of #16, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking, coming in at #17. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of Connecticut
With a ranking of #18, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 9 masters’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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at UW Seattle
With a ranking of #19, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 95%.
Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at UNC Chapel Hill
University of Maine ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemical and physical oceanography students 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%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 4 students 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 2.2% 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 Texas A&M College Station
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major ranking, coming in at #25. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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