2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Marine Science is the 304th most popular major in the country with 312 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Far Western US region, there were 129 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,200 and $17,259 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in marine science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the marine science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree marine science students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

#1 in overall quality

$18,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s marine science students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790.

Read more about Marine Science at San Jose State

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

$17,944 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s marine science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Marine Science at SFSU

#3

California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,081 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Monterey Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Seaside, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s marine science degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

CSUMB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Monterey Bay are $18,081, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Marine Science at California State University - Monterey Bay

#4

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

#3 in overall quality

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hawaii Pacific University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s marine science students in 2019-2020.

Hawaii Pacific University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marine Science at Hawaii Pacific University

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

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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