2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,914 people earned their degree in marine biology, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 195 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marine biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the marine biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree biological oceanography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

#1 in overall quality

$35,192 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #1 spot on the list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological oceanography degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192.

Read full report on Marine Biology at University of Delaware

#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Montclair State University is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 4 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Marine Biology at Montclair State

#3

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

$16,978 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Princess Anne, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological oceanography degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMES also made our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMES are $16,978, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Marine Biology at UMES

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $48-$75k)

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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