2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 30 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marine sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marine sciences programs, but they also 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 Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree marine sciences students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

Read full report on Marine Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#2

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Marine Sciences at UT Austin

#3

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

$15,683 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s marine sciences degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Marine Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (With Aid)

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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