2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in Louisiana (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across Louisiana, there were 7 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 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 Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$9,177 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biological Oceanography Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and it awarded 7 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2019-2020.

Nicholls State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Marine Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nicholls State University are $9,177.

Read more about Marine Biology at Nicholls State University

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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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