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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Chemical & Physical Oceanography is the 572nd most popular major in the country with 508 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 162 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 7 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 29 masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of California - San Diego
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #3 spot on the list. UC 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of California - Santa Cruz
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #4 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 5 masters’s chemical and physical oceanography 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Monterey, California, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemical and physical oceanography students in 2020-2021.
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Oregon State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State University is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 6 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 85%. 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%.
Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Oregon State University
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemical & Physical Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, 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 93%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report
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