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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Physical Oceanography (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Chemical & Physical Oceanography is the 567th most popular major in the country with 466 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 170 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in chemical and physical oceanography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemical and physical oceanography programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the chemical and physical oceanography program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Physical Oceanography (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students whose families make $0-$30k list, NC State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $7,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemical & Physical Oceanography students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Carolina State University Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report

#1 in overall quality

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 #2 for the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. 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 28 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,433 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Louisiana State University

#3

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $12,229 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemical & Physical Oceanography students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Chemical & Physical Oceanography Report

#4

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.

Southern Miss also took the #5 spot in our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Mississippi is $13,102 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemical & Physical Oceanography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of Southern Mississippi

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s chemical and physical oceanography degrees to qualified students.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Miami is $42,611 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemical & physical oceanography students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of Miami

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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