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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s marine sciences degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Marine Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $26,028 for southwest region bachelor’s degree marine sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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