2024 Best Marine Biology Schools in Maine

A degree in marine biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #298 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marine Biology Schools in Maine ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 47 degrees in marine biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Marine Biology Schools List

Pick Your Marine Biology Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Marine Biology Schools in Maine list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Marine Biology in Maine

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the biological oceanography degree levels they offer.

Top Maine Schools in Biological Oceanography

1

University of New England
Biddeford, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of New England is a great option for students pursuing a degree in marine biology. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in marine biology from University of New England

2

Unity College
New Gloucester, ME

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16.7% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Unity College if you wish to pursue a degree in marine biology. Located in the rural area of New Gloucester, Unity is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in marine biology from Unity College

Best Marine Biology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Marine Biology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	62
Connecticut	538	49
Rhode Island	436	61

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Marine Biology Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Marine Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Conservation Biology	6
Evolutionary Biology	5

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel.

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