2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Virginia” 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 Virginia, there were 26 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine biology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

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

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

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$34,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #1 spot on the list. William & Mary is a public institution located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

William & Mary also made our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full William & Mary Marine Biology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the Southeast Region
• 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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