by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 334 people earned their degree in marine sciences, making the major the 679th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 75 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in marine sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular marine sciences programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree marine sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts that handed out 2 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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