2027 Best Value Marine Science Schools in Washington
[Marine Science](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/marine-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for marine science students.
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2027 Best Value Marine Science Schools in Washington
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the marine science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Marine Science Schools
Leading the list is Western Washington University, our #1 best value for marine science in Washington. Western Washington University is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,582, with out-of-state students paying around $28,707. Typical student debt for marine science graduates is $20,361. Early-career marine science graduates make about $41,118. That is a strong return on a $20,361 median debt. Western Washington University admits about 93% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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