2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Marine Science
8Colleges
5,415,716Bachelor's Degrees
$32,726Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Marine Science School for You
Marine Science is the #262 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Marine Science ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in marine science. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on marine science schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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2024 Best Value Marine Science Schools in the United States
Check out the marine science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.
Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Bachelor's
The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Monterey Bay. Located in the suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best value list, CSUMB has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Marine Science Schools ranking.
It takes about 4.6 years for the average student at CSUMB to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $23,517. This means that the average student pays around $108,884 to get a bachelor’s degree from CSUMB. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. UF also made our Best Marine Science Schools list, coming in at #7.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UF is 4.3 years, and it costs about $28,061 per year to attend the school. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UF be around $120,101. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value marine science schools. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $33,869. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is about $150,040. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
University of Georgia earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UGA is 4.3 years, and it costs about $31,403 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UGA is $134,091. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Our rankings recognize Texas A&M University - College Station as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population. Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Marine Science Schools list, coming in at #9.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at Texas A&M College Station to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $40,548. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M College Station is $176,789. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Washington University. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at WWU to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $29,662. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from WWU is about $134,665. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value marine science schools. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis. UC Davis not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Marine Science Schools list.
It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at UC Davis to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $41,225. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UC Davis be around $177,268. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
University of Maine landed the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value marine science schools. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at UMaine to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $33,524. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UMaine be around $146,835. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Marine Science is the #262 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
