2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science in the Southwest Region
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Marine Science is the 295th most popular major in the country with 374 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , marine science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $26,266 and had an average of $22,075 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 45 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marine science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in marine science.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree marine science students.
Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marine Science in the Southwest Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s marine science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi Marine Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Austin Marine Science Report
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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