2023 Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
54
Degrees Awarded
$37,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Chemical & Physical Oceanography for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 508 people earned their degree in chemical and physical oceanography, making the major the 572nd most popular in the United States.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 chemical and physical oceanography graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemical and physical oceanography programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical and physical oceanography program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Chemical & Physical Oceanography for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Chemical & Physical Oceanography for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Chemical & Physical Oceanography for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Chemical & Physical Oceanography for a Bachelor’s list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, UW Seattle supports 48,149 students, and 1,283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 769 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UW Seattle]](/colleges/university-of-washington-seattle-campus/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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