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2023 Best Value Marine Science Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,458 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,607 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marine Science School for You

Marine Science is the #205 most popular major in California with 16 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Marine Science Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for marine science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Marine Science Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Marine Science Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Marine Science

$7,218 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found California State University - Monterey Bay to be the best value school for marine science students who want to pursue a degree in California. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside.

CSUMB undergraduate students pay an average of $7,218 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Marine Science at California State University - Monterey Bay

$7,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jose State are $7,852 a year.

San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Marine Science Schools in California list.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for marine science students. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $7,304 per year.

Read full report on Marine Science at San Francisco State University

Best Value Marine Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Marine Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Hawaii 8
Alaska 0

One of 36 majors within the area of study, marine science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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