2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

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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 the Far Western US region, there were 129 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,200 and $17,259 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 96 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in marine science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine science programs and cost less that 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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Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science in the Far Western US Region

#1

California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside, California

#2 in overall quality

$12,212 Average Net Price

$28,960 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #1 spot on the list. CSUMB is a public institution located in Seaside, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUMB also took the #2 spot in our “Best Marine Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Monterey Bay is $12,212 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Marine Science students.

The low student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Read more about Marine Science at CSUMB

#2

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$14,669 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s marine science students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Marine Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $14,669 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Marine Science students per year to attend UC Davis.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Marine Science at UC Davis

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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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