2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in New Jersey” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,914 people earned their degree in marine biology, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 80 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the marine biology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in New Jersey

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological oceanography students in 2019-2020.

Montclair State also made our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972.

Read full report on Marine Biology at Montclair State

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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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