2022 Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska For Those Getting 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 Alaska 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 Alaska, there were 15 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marine biology programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska doctor’s degree biological oceanography students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in Alaska (With Aid)

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Marine Biology Report

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