2024 Best Marine Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

a doctor's degree in marine biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #193 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marine Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 13 doctor's degrees in marine biology to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to marine biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of marine biology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized marine biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for marine biology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Marine Biology in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in marine biology.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Biological Oceanography

1

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat University of California - Santa Barbara if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in marine biology. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in marine biology from University of California - Santa Barbara

2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in marine biology has to look into University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla.More information about a doctorate in marine biology from University of California - San Diego

Best Marine Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Marine Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Hawaii	65	6
Alaska	21	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological Oceanography

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

Majors Similar to Biological Oceanography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	44
Ecology	32
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	19
Evolutionary Biology	6
Evolutionary Biology	4
Population Biology	2

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. More about our data sources and methodologies.