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 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marine Biology Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 364 degrees in marine biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of marine biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Marine Biology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Marine Biology Schools in Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
University of Miami is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in marine biology. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were about 65 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.
Florida Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in marine biology. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 22 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in marine biology needs to check out Florida Southern College. Located in the midsize city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 30th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 18 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at Florida Southern in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Jacksonville University if you want to pursue a degree in marine biology. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 21 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at JU in the most recent year we have data available.
NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NUS Florida is a great university overall.
There were about 49 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 31st out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 33 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at UWF in the most recent year we have data available.
FIU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Miami. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.
There were about 22 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Saint Petersburg, Eckerd is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 48th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 76 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at Eckerd in the most recent data year.
UT is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Tampa. This university ranks 26th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 52 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at UT in the most recent data year.
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).
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Your choice of marine biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Marine Biology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
