Key West, Florida · Public

Marine Sciences at The College of the Florida Keys

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 19 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

1.8% Program signal 19 Size proxy $13,636 Net price (all) $42,508 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

1.9% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 1.8%
Enrollment proxy: ~19
Schools with reported signal: 33

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): Open / not reported
Graduation rate: 34.1%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $13,636/yr
4-year cost (est.): $54,544
Median debt: $9,500

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $42,508/yr
ROI grade (school): B

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

Value among peer schools

Compared with 33 schools that report this field.

#26 of 33 on ROI Top 79% value

3.3× national avg concentration Bigger than 88% of programs

−$3,255 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $16,891

−$21,857 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $64,365

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,255 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($21,857 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 79% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.1% reported share · $6,541 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 0.1% reported share · $4,831 net A+ American Samoa Community College Pago Pago, AS · 1.0% reported share · $3,386 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.0% reported share · $12,116 net A+

Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 0.1% reported share · $8,752 net A San Jose State University San Jose, CA · 0.0% reported share · $13,760 net A San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA · 0.1% reported share · $12,278 net A University of California-Davis Davis, CA · 0.2% reported share · $14,741 net A

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Marine Sciences accounts for 1.9% of reported programs at The College of the Florida Keys, which is bigger than 88% of schools in this field set and 3.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 19 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

The College of the Florida Keys's average net price is $13,636 per year, about $54,544 over four years. That is $3,255 below the $16,891 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $42,508 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $21,857 below the $64,365 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks The College of the Florida Keys #26 of 33 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.