2026 Best Value Maritime Studies Schools in the Southwest Region
[Maritime Studies](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/maritime-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for maritime studies students.
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2026 Best Value Maritime Studies Schools in the Southwest Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in maritime studies, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Maritime Studies Schools
Leading the list is Texas A And M University College Station, our #1 best value for maritime studies in the Southwest Region. Set in the city of College Station, Texas A And M University College Station is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $12,995 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $40,124. Students borrow a median of $23,478 to complete the maritime studies program here. Soon after graduation, maritime studies degree recipients from Texas A And M University College Station generally make around $32,325. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Texas A And M University College Station admits about 57% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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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