Chemical & Physical Oceanography at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study chemical & physical oceanography, take a look at what University of Washington - Seattle Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 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.

UW Seattle Chemical & Physical Oceanography Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical & Physical Oceanography
Master’s Degree in Chemical & Physical Oceanography

UW Seattle Chemical & Physical Oceanography Rankings

The chemical & physical oceanography major at UW Seattle is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical & Physical Oceanography. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemical & physical oceanography, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemical & Physical Oceanography Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Chemical & Physical Oceanography Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of chemical & physical oceanography bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical chemical & physical oceanography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemical & physical oceanography at UW Seattle are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in chemical & physical oceanography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW Seattle Chemical & Physical Oceanography Master’s Program

29% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of chemical & physical oceanography master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in chemical & physical oceanography each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

Of the students who received a chemical & physical oceanography master's degree from UW Seattle, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the chemical & physical oceanography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Geoscientists	880	$93,710
Hydrologists	380	$88,370
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	370	$95,530

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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