Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
STEM •
Physical Sciences
What is it about?
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemical components, mechanisms, structure, and movement of ocean waters and their interaction with terrestrial and atmospheric phenomena. Includes instruction in material inputs and outputs, chemical and biochemical transformations in marine systems, equilibria studies, inorganic and organic ocean chemistry, oceanographic processes, sediment transport, zone processes, circulation, mixing, tidal movements, wave properties, and seawater properties.
Trends
Graduates
Popularity Rank
Colleges
Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Average public university graduating class: 16 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Average private university graduating class: 5 students.
O's Insights on Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
- Major has been stable in popularity over the last 15 years.
- 96% of graduates come from public universities.
