by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 334 people earned their degree in marine science, making the major the 295th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, marine science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,266 and had an average of $22,416 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 0 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 0 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
That schools that top this list have a program in marine science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree marine science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lake Superior State University is a public institution located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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