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Chemical & Physical Oceanography at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If you plan to study Chemical & Physical Oceanography, you may want to check out the program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is in Cambridge, MA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 17 chemical & physical oceanography degrees were awarded at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Studying Online at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Many students take online classes at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Among 11,886 students, 46 (0%) studied exclusively online and 0 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Chemical & Physical Oceanography graduates at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, by degree type.

Program-wide, Chemical & Physical Oceanography graduates at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are 53% women (9) and 47% men (8).

Chemical & Physical Oceanography Master’s Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Among the 6 master’s chemical & physical oceanography graduates at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 67% were women (4) and 33% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Chemical & Physical Oceanography master’s degree recipients at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of Chemical & Physical Oceanography master’s degree recipients at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, above the national average of 17%.*

Chemical & Physical Oceanography Doctoral Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Of the 11 doctoral chemical & physical oceanography graduates at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 45% were women (5) and 55% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Chemical & Physical Oceanography doctoral degree recipients at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 9% of Chemical & Physical Oceanography doctoral degree recipients at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, below the national average of 13%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Chemical & Physical Oceanography Graduates

Students who finish Chemical & Physical Oceanography program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Chemical & Physical Oceanography graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Water Resource Specialists	$179,716
Natural Sciences Managers	$132,227
Clinical Research Coordinators	$110,931
Hydrologists	$96,513
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,801
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$58,500

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.