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2023 Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$22,009 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,607 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marine Science School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, marine science was ranked #260 in the country. In fact 104 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for marine science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the marine science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Marine Science

$19,098 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Monterey Bay the best value school in the Far Western US Region for marine science students. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUMB are $19,098 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,732 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Marine Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Marine Science at San Jose State University Report

#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$19,184 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFSU are $19,184 a year.

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$30,020 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Hawaii Pacific University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,020 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Marine Science at Hawaii Pacific University Report

Best Marine Science Colleges by State

Explore the best marine science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 16
Hawaii 8
Alaska 0

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Marine Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Marine Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Daderot.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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