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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,835 people earned their degree in marine biology, making the major the 298th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 840 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 115 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in marine biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their marine biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coastal Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 15 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana that handed out 8 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the #3 spot on the list. C of C is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 10 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 18 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
William & Mary ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological oceanography students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Southern Mississippi ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological oceanography students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Marine Biology at University of Southern Mississippi
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Savannah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Savannah State University is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida Institute of Technology landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 3 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
Duke University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological oceanography students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 97%.
With a ranking of #13, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Marine Biology at University of South Carolina - Columbia
With a ranking of #14, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region list. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 1 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s biological oceanography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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