2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region” 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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 30 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 $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s marine science degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Report

#2

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s marine science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Marine Science Report

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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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