2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Southwest 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 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” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in marine sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Master’s in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree marine sciences students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” 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

#2

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marine Sciences at UT Rio Grande Valley

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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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