by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Marine Science is the 295th most popular major in the country with 334 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 New England region, there were 75 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,924 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in marine science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in marine science.
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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 “Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s marine science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s marine science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s marine science students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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