2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southeast region, there were 22 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marine science programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Marine Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#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 Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida Atlantic University is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU also made our “Best Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Atlantic University are $18,482, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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

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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