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2022 Best Value Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

4 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Marine Sciences is the 738th most popular major in the country with 312 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 30 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region marine sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified ’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region marine sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,400 for southwest region marine sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Marine Sciences at UT Rio Grande Valley

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s marine sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,454 for southwest region marine sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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 #3 for the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s marine sciences degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region marine sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $26,028 for southwest region marine sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Marine Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s marine sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $19,418 for southwest region marine sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

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

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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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