2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree biological oceanography students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$16,978 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMES is a public institution located in Princess Anne, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMES also took the #2 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland Eastern Shore are $16,978.

Full University of Maryland Eastern Shore Marine Biology Report

#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

#1 in overall quality

$35,192 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 5 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Marine Biology at University of Delaware

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 1 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC also made our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marine Biology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology

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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