2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 312 people earned their degree in marine science, making the major the 304th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, marine science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,200 and had an average of $21,630 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 30 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in marine science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine science 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 science 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s marine science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #2 spot in our “Best Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Marine Science at UT Rio Grande Valley

#2

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s marine science students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Marine Science Master’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.

Read more about Marine Science at UT Austin

#3

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

$15,683 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s marine science students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi are $15,683.

Read more about Marine Science at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science (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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