2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 320 people earned their degree in water, wetlands, and marine resources management, making the major the 702nd most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 water, wetlands, and marine resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality water, wetlands, and marine resources management 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 water, wetlands, and marine resources management 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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Best Value Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree water, wetlands, and marine resources management students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management

#1

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s water, wetlands, and marine resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management at UWM

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 1 doctorate’s water, wetlands, and marine resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management at UMaine

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.

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