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2022 Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k

11 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master's For Those Making Over $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 Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marine sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the marine sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income Over $110k)

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Marine Sciences Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 13 masters’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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 University of Maine

#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 3 masters’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU also made our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marine Sciences at FAU

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s marine sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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 full report on Marine Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #5 spot on the list. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 10 masters’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583.

Read full report on Marine Sciences at Stony Brook University

#5 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marine Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#7

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#6 in overall quality

San Jose State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. San Jose State is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 4 masters’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full San Jose State Marine Sciences Report

#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#11 in overall quality

San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

SFSU also made our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marine Sciences at SFSU

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s marine sciences degrees to qualified students.

CSUMB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUMB are $18,081, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CSUMB Marine Sciences Report

#10

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s marine sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMass Amherst Marine Sciences Report

#11

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Hawaii Pacific University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 14 masters’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hawaii Pacific University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Marine Sciences at Hawaii Pacific University

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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