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2023 Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$20,039 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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 Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Marine Science

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for marine science students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Marine Science Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

Full Marine Science at The University of Texas at Austin Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great value for marine science students. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $19,333 in tuition and fees each year.

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$20,745 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Marine Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $20,745 per year.

Full Marine Science at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Report

Best Marine Science Colleges by State

Explore the best marine science schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 20

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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 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.

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