2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,914 people earned their degree in marine biology, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States.

Across Maryland, there were 5 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in marine biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine biology programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland doctor’s degree biological oceanography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$16,978 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k. UMES is a small public school situated in Princess Anne, Maryland. It awarded 2 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

UMES did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland Eastern Shore are $16,978, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Marine Biology at UMES

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 1 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC also made our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078.

Read full report on Marine Biology at UMBC

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $30-$48k)

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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