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2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Maine, there were 53 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the marine biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The biological oceanography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree biological oceanography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 5 associates’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Maine Community College is $15,219 for maine associate degree biological oceanography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Marine Biology at Southern Maine Community College

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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