by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in South Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Marine Biology is the 298th most popular major in the country with 1,835 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across South Carolina, there were 226 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,605 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in South Carolina” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in marine biology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in marine biology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in South Carolina” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in South Carolina”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 15 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Charleston. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in South Carolina. C of C is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 10 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in South Carolina. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 3 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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