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

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 Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in marine sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the marine sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree marine sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #1 for the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s marine sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Marine Sciences Report

#2

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 #2 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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