2026 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in Hawaii
[Marine Sciences](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/marine-science/marine-sciences/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong marine sciences education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for marine sciences students.
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2026 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in Hawaii
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in marine sciences, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Marine Sciences Schools
For return on investment in marine sciences, no school beat Hawaii Pacific University this year. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $34,392. Students borrow a median of $25,385 to complete the marine sciences program here. Early-career marine sciences graduates make about $49,182. That is a strong return on a $25,385 median debt. Hawaii Pacific University admits about 86% of applicants.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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