Chemical & Physical Oceanography

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Median In-State
Public Tuition

$9,340

growing 0.723%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$42,770

growing 1%

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The most common degree awarded to students studying Chemical & Physical Oceanography is a bachelors degree.

Physical Sciences Geological & Earth Sciences

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Chemical & Physical Oceanography and the types of students that study this field. University of California-San Diego (110680) awards the most degrees in Chemical & Physical Oceanography in the US, but United States Coast Guard Academy and United States Naval Academy have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Chemical & Physical Oceanography.

Tuition costs for Chemical & Physical Oceanography majors are, on average, $9,340 for in-state public colleges, and $42,770 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Chemical & Physical Oceanography programs are false institutions (N/A total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (490 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Chemical & Physical Oceanography (2022)

University of California-San Diego (110680)
52 degrees awarded
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
49 degrees awarded
United States Naval Academy
47 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Chemical & Physical Oceanography, is Public, 4-year or above (490 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Chemical & Physical Oceanography programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$9,340

Median In-State Public

$42,770

Median Out of State Private

University of California-San Diego (110680) has the most Chemical & Physical Oceanography degree recipients, with 52 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Chemical & Physical Oceanography.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Chemical & Physical Oceanography programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, United States Coast Guard Academy has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Chemical & Physical Oceanography, with 15%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Chemical & Physical Oceanography

San Diego County, CA
52 degrees awarded
King County, WA
49 degrees awarded
Anne Arundel County, MD
47 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Chemical & Physical Oceanography by year.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in in the United States.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in (344 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Chemical & Physical Oceanography are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Research Doctorate.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (59.4%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Chemical & Physical Oceanography.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
344 degrees awarded
Non-resident Alien
58 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
48 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Chemical & Physical Oceanography for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

N/A
N/A degrees awarded
N/A
N/A degrees awarded
N/A
N/A degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Chemical & Physical Oceanography.

N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Chemical & Physical Oceanography field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chemical & Physical Oceanography majors need many skills, but most especially Science. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Chemical & Physical Oceanography majors need more than the average amount of Technology Design, Management of Financial Resources, and Management of Material Resources.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Chemical & Physical Oceanography majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Technology Design is very distinctive for majors, but the Science, Reading Comprehension, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.