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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Marine Biology at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,683 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biological oceanography students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 Corpus Christi are $15,683.

Read more about Marine Biology at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

• 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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