2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aquaculture (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Aquaculture Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 157 people earned their degree in aquaculture, making the major the 905th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 aquaculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aquaculture Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in aquaculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent aquaculture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the aquaculture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Aquaculture Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Aquaculture Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree aquaculture students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aquaculture (With Aid)

#1

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky

$12,650 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Aquaculture Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Frankfort, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 masters’s aquaculture degrees in 2019-2020.

KY State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Aquaculture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kentucky State University are $12,650.

Read more about Aquaculture at KY State

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Aquaculture Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s aquaculture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree aquaculture students with aid list, Auburn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Aquaculture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956.

Read more about Aquaculture at Auburn University

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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