2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 24 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the marine sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

#1 in overall quality

$25,583 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stony Brook University is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Stony Brook, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Marine Sciences at Stony Brook University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences

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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