2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 411 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marine biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine biology programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree biological oceanography students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#3 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 5 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSD Marine Biology Report

#2

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#4 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #2 spot on the list. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Marine Biology at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.

UCSB also took the #2 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Santa Barbara Marine Biology Report

#4

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#5 in overall quality

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 1 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also took the #5 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAF are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Marine Biology at UAF

#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Marine Biology at University of Southern California

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology (With Aid)

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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