2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 312 people earned their degree in marine science, making the major the 304th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, marine science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,200 and had an average of $21,630 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 31 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in marine science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree marine science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 doctorate’s marine science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Marine Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Marine Science at UMass Amherst

#2

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s marine science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Marine Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marine Science at UMass Boston

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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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