2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Chemical & Physical Oceanography in California

Chemical & Physical Oceanography is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #129 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for chemical and physical oceanography students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 doctor's degrees in chemical and physical oceanography during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Chemical & Physical Oceanography School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in chemical and physical oceanography matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Chemical & Physical Oceanography in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of chemical and physical oceanography students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for chemical and physical oceanography.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Chemical & Physical Oceanography in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in chemical and physical oceanography.

Most Well Attended Schools for Chemical & Physical Oceanography Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

24 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - San Diego is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in chemical and physical oceanography. UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemical and physical oceanography in California.

There were about 24 chemical and physical oceanography individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Santa Cruz is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in chemical and physical oceanography. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemical and physical oceanography in California.

There were about 6 chemical and physical oceanography individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.

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Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Naval Postgraduate School if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in chemical and physical oceanography. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

There were about 1 chemical and physical oceanography students who graduated with this degree at Naval Postgraduate School in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemical & Physical Oceanography Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	214	7
Oregon	135	11
Hawaii	64	6
Alaska	22	0

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Chemical & Physical Oceanography Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Geological & Earth Sciences area of study, Chemical & Physical Oceanography has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Chemical & Physical Oceanography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences	77
Geophysics & Seismology	27
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences	10
Hydrology & Water Resources Science	2
Geochemistry	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong. More about our data sources and methodologies.