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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in marine sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 2 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Stony Brook, New York, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #3 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” 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 The University of Texas at Austin

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Read more about Marine Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Massachusetts - Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also took the #5 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marine Sciences at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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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