2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

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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 Plains States region, there were 27 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree biological oceanography students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the Plains States Region

#1

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$12,354 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.

Northwest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Marine Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Missouri State University is $12,354 for plains states region bachelor’s degree biological oceanography students.

Full Northwest Marine Biology Report

#2

Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Fayette, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$21,082 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is located in Fayette, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.

CMU CLAS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Marine Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $21,082 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Oceanography students per year to attend CMU CLAS.

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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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