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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate” ranking.

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” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree marine sciences students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree marine sciences students list, UT Austin has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Marine Sciences at UT Austin

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate 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 3 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees to qualified students.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi are $15,683.

Read full report on Marine Sciences at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree marine sciences students list, UMaine has also earned the #2 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 UMaine are $28,352.

Full University of Maine Marine Sciences Report

#4

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #4 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.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Marine Sciences at SUNY Stony Brook

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.

Full UMass Amherst Marine Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #6 spot 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 University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.

Full UMass Boston 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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