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2023 Best Value Marine Science Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$34,363 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,924 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marine Science School for You

Marine Science is the #260 most popular major in the country with 104 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Marine Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the New England 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Marine Science Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Marine Science

$35,139 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Boston to be the best value school for marine science students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMass Boston are $35,139 a year.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$33,586 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine science schools in the New England Region . UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMaine are $33,586 a year.

Read full report on Marine Science at University of Maine

Best Marine Science Colleges by State

Explore the best marine science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 8
Maine 11

More Marine Science Rankings in the New England Region

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

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 2 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.

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