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2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that 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.

This year’s “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in marine science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marine science programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree marine science students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s marine science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Read more about Marine Science at UT Austin

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s marine science degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683.

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

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s marine science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree marine science students list, UMaine has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Marine Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Marine Science at University of Maine

#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #4 spot on the 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.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 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 SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583.

Full Stony Brook University Marine Science Report

#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. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Marine Science Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. UMass Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also took the #6 spot in our “Best Marine Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” 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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