2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Alaska, there were 15 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marine biology programs, but they also 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The biological oceanography 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 Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska”.

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. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.

UAF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Marine Biology at UAF

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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.

Credits

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