2023 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 334 people earned their degree in marine sciences, making the major the 679th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 61 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region marine sciences students with aid.
Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Marine Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified ’s marine sciences students in 2020-2021.
UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $5,135 for Southeast Region Marine Sciences students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Florida Marine Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 11 ’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,735 for Southeast Region Marine Sciences students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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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
- *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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