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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science (Income $75-$110k)

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Marine Science is the 304th most popular major in the country with 312 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science (Income $75-$110k)

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Marine Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marine Science at UMaine

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s marine science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Marine Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” 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 more about Marine Science at UT Austin

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k 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 science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree marine science students whose families make $75-$110k list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Marine Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marine Science at Stony Brook University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s marine science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Marine Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Marine Science at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s marine science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Marine Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Read full report on Marine Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#6 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s marine science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree marine science students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMass Boston has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Marine Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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