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Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of Rhode Island

Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of Rhode Island

What traits are you looking for in a chemical & physical oceanography school? To help you decide if University of Rhode Island is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemical & physical oceanography program.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649.

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.

URI Chemical & Physical Oceanography Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Chemical & Physical Oceanography

URI Chemical & Physical Oceanography Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemical & physical oceanography, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemical & Physical Oceanography Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Chemical & Physical Oceanography Master’s Program

85% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of chemical & physical oceanography master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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Of the students who received a chemical & physical oceanography master's degree from URI, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island 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 0
White 13
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Natural Sciences Managers 70 $132,880
Geoscientists 70 $88,130

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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