2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences in the Great Lakes Region
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Marine Sciences is the 679th most popular major in the country with 374 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 0 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,599 and $15,584 respectively.
The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their marine sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree marine sciences students.
Top 1 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lake Superior State University is a public institution located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Marine Sciences at Lake Superior State 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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