by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Marine Biology is the 298th most popular major in the country with 1,835 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 429 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marine biology. That schools that top this list have a program in marine biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The biological oceanography 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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Marine Biology at University of Alaska Fairbanks
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 6 doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s biological oceanography students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
