2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Marine Biology is the 288th most popular major in the country with 1,914 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 27 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marine biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marine biology 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 marine biology 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 Biological Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$9,990 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest is $9,990 for plains states region bachelor’s degree biological oceanography students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Fayette, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$18,888 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CMU CLAS also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,888 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Oceanography students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Read full report on Marine Biology at Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $0-$30k)

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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