2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the Far Western US Region

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for marine biology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 22 doctor's degrees in marine biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Marine Biology School for Your Doctor's Degree

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality marine biology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for marine biology.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Marine Biology in the Far Western US Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Biological Oceanography Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In HI

#1 Best Quality In HI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Hawaii at Manoa if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in marine biology. UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Honolulu. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in marine biology in Hawaii.

There were roughly 9 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in marine biology from University of Hawaii at Manoa

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - San Diego if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in marine biology. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in marine biology in California.

There were approximately 5 marine biology individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in marine biology from University of California - San Diego

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University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Santa Barbara is a popular option for individuals pursuing 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. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in marine biology in California.

There were about 4 marine biology individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in marine biology from University of California - Santa Barbara

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in marine biology needs to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in marine biology in California.

There were roughly 3 marine biology individuals who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in marine biology from University of Southern California

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University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AK

#1 Best Quality In AK

UAF is a medium-sized public university located in the small suburb of Fairbanks. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in marine biology in Alaska.

There were approximately 1 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at UAF in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in marine biology from University of Alaska Fairbanks

Best Marine Biology Colleges by State

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological Oceanography

Marine Biology is one of 11 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Biological Oceanography

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.