2023 Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 334 people earned their degree in marine science, making the major the 295th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, marine science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,266 and had an average of $22,416 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 61 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The marine science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region marine science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Marine Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$2,857 Average Net Price

$51,332 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified ’s marine science students in 2020-2021.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Marine Science Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $2,857 for Southeast Region Marine Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UF.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UF Marine Science Report

2

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$8,262 Average Net Price

$43,652 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #2 spot on the list. Florida Atlantic University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s marine science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FAU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Marine Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,262 for Southeast Region Marine Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend FAU.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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.

Credits

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