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

2 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 312 people earned their degree in marine sciences, making the major the 738th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 30 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The marine sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’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 at Austin are $22,886.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s marine sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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