2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 134 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the marine biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree biological oceanography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,683 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi are $15,683.

Read full report on Marine Biology at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

#2

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Full Texas A&M College Station Marine Biology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $75-$110k)

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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