2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the Southeast Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 894 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 144 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree biological oceanography students.
Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological oceanography degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological oceanography degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree biological oceanography students list, UGA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 5 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Savannah State University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah State University are $14,906, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological oceanography students in 2019-2020.
UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological oceanography students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree biological oceanography students list, Florida Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, Coastal Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 18 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.
Coastal Carolina University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Coastal Carolina University are $19,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Marine Biology at Coastal Carolina University
With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 17 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.
UNCW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Marine Biology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Nova Southeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. NUS Florida is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 26 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.
NUS Florida also took the #9 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Nicholls State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana that handed out 7 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.
Nicholls State University also made our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nicholls State University are $9,177, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #10, William & Mary did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 9 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree biological oceanography students list, William & Mary has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Miami came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.
U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.
College of Charleston came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. C of C is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 13 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at C of C, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at College of Charleston are $36,592.
Duke University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s biological oceanography students in 2019-2020.
Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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