2024 Best Marine Science Schools in Florida

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Marine Science Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 degrees in marine science during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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

• Best Overall Marine Science Schools List

Pick Your Marine Science Degree Level

The marine science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Marine Science Schools in Florida. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Marine Science in Florida

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

Top Florida Schools in Marine Science

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a degree in marine science. UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.More information about a degree in marine science from University of Florida

2

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Florida Atlantic University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in marine science. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in marine science from Florida Atlantic University

Best Marine Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Marine Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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Marine Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Marine Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.