2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Marine Sciences is the 738th most popular major in the country with 312 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 30 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marine sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marine sciences programs, but they also 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 sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

Read more about Marine Sciences at UT Rio Grande Valley

#2

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marine Sciences at UT Austin

#3

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

$15,683 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi are $15,683, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Marine Sciences at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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