Best Value Colleges for Marine Sciences
Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.
2
Schools Ranked
$29,568
Avg. Earnings
N/A
Best Payback
102
Graduates
How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.
| # | School | Major Earnings | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA · Public | $29,995 | N/A |
| 2 | University of Maine Orono, ME · Public | $29,141 | N/A |
Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.