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Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of California - San Diego

Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of California - San Diego

Every chemical & physical oceanography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemical & physical oceanography program at University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemical & Physical Oceanography section at the bottom of this page.

UCSD Chemical & Physical Oceanography Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Chemical & Physical Oceanography

UCSD Chemical & Physical Oceanography Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemical & physical oceanography, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemical & Physical Oceanography Student Demographics at UCSD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemical & physical oceanography majors at University of California - San Diego.

UCSD Chemical & Physical Oceanography Master’s Program

49% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of chemical & physical oceanography master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in chemical & physical oceanography each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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In the chemical & physical oceanography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - San Diego with a master's in chemical & physical oceanography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 17
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Chemical & Physical Oceanography Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemical & physical oceanography can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Geoscientists 4,100 $97,550
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 1,310 $124,250
Hydrologists 730 $99,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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