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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 312 people earned their degree in marine sciences, making the major the 738th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in marine sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the marine sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree marine sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 2 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Marine Sciences at UMaine

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #2 spot on the list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s marine sciences degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree marine sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583.

Read full report on Marine Sciences at Stony Brook University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Read more about Marine Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Marine Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marine Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#5 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi are $15,683, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi Marine Sciences Report

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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