University of Delaware · Marine Studies
MS in Marine Studies (Oceanography)
Tuition
Published tuition (before any aid). No rate for this specific degree is in our data, so this is the school-wide graduate rate. Not part of the stipend-versus-cost-of-living comparison.
- Standard graduate tuition $1,149/credit Estimated 2026-2027. Full time example = 18 credits per semester ($20682 tuition; $1462 fees). Not confirmed for this department: this is the school-wide graduate rate. Source: UD Graduate Cost of Attendance · Verified 2026-09-30
Cost to complete
- Estimated tuition for the degree $34,470 Estimated $1,149 per credit x 30 credits. Tuition only: excludes mandatory fees, living costs and any aid.
About this degree
Summaries are paraphrased from the program’s own pages.
Confirm deadlines and requirements on the program’s official pages before applying.
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Degrees offered
- MS in Marine Studies with Oceanography concentration (other MS options: Marine Biosciences
- Physical Ocean Science and Engineering)
- 4+1 option
- Application deadline Fall: December 1 (priority for admission and funding), July 1 (final); Spring: December 15 (final) Official Deadlines vary by program. This date is for the MS in Marine Studies (Oceanography). Confirm on the official admissions page. No cycle year is stated. The program catalog document describes the July 1 and December 15 dates as for special circumstances only. Source: grad-admissions.udel.edu · Verified 2026-11-01
- GRE policy Not required; submitted scores are considered holistically Official Source: grad-admissions.udel.edu · Verified 2026-11-01
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Application requirements
- Competitive admission based on grades, letters and application essay
- three recommendation letters
- four-year US bachelor's degree or equivalent
- international applicants TOEFL iBT 90 or IELTS 6.5 with no speaking score below 6 (scores within two years)
- no admission minimum GPA listed (3.0 to stay enrolled)
- Thesis option Thesis required Official Source: udel.edu · Verified 2026-11-01
- Total credits 30 Official Source: udel.edu · Verified 2026-11-01
- Typical length Up to 6 semesters Official Source: udel.edu · Verified 2026-11-01
- Delivery format Not yet available
- Funding (department statement) Fellowships, research assistantships and teaching assistantships are awarded competitively and typically cover full-time tuition plus a stipend; RAs usually depend on external funds and available funding. Official Source: udel.edu · Verified 2026-11-01
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Research areas
- Physical, geological, biological and chemical processes in estuarine, coastal and marine environments with a quantitative emphasis
Official pages: program page · admissions page.