by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 49 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in marine science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their marine science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The marine science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree marine science students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 9 masters’s marine science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s marine science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
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