Operational Oceanography
Stem Major
Add ComparisonIn 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Operational Oceanography degree recipients are Hattiesburg, MS and Monterey, CA. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Operational Oceanography degree recipients are Hattiesburg, MS and Monterey, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Operational Oceanography is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Operational Oceanography and the types of students that study this field. undefined awards the most degrees in Operational Oceanography in the US, but University of Southern Mississippi has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Operational Oceanography.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Operational Oceanography programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (2 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (9 completions).
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Operational Oceanography.
Out of all institutions that offer Operational Oceanography programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, University of Southern Mississippi has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Operational Oceanography, with 0.239%.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Applied Sciences in the United States.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Applied Sciences degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Applied Sciences (7 students).
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Operational Oceanography are Masters Degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the N/A institutions that graduate the most students in Operational Oceanography.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Operational Oceanography for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Operational Oceanography.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Operational Oceanography field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Operational Oceanography majors need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Operational Oceanography majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Equipment Selection, and Repairing.
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 Operational 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 Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.
