2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 22 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

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 Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree marine sciences students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$18,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 3 masters’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Marine Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Atlantic University are $18,482, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida Atlantic University Marine Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Sciences

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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