2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aquaculture

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Aquaculture Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 157 people earned their degree in aquaculture, making the major the 905th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 aquaculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aquaculture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the aquaculture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The aquaculture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Aquaculture Schools for a Doctorate”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Aquaculture Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree aquaculture students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aquaculture

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Aquaculture Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s aquaculture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree aquaculture students list, Auburn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Aquaculture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Aquaculture at Auburn

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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