2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across Hawaii, there were 14 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,195 and $40,792 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the marine science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Master’s in Hawaii” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science in Hawaii

#1

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii list. Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawaii Pacific University also made our “Best Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Marine Science at Hawaii Pacific University

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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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