2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

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Marine Biology is the 288th most popular major in the country with 1,914 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across North Carolina, there were 112 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in marine biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marine biology programs, but they also 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 marine biology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Marine Biology at Duke

#2

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$21,286 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 17 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Marine Biology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $30-$48k)

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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