2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in North Carolina

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 19 master's degrees in marine biology to qualified students.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for marine biology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Marine Biology in North Carolina

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Biological Oceanography Students Working on Their Master's

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

17 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Wilmington is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in marine biology. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in marine biology in North Carolina. More information about a master’s in marine biology from University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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Duke University
Durham, NC

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in marine biology. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in marine biology in North Carolina. More information about a master’s in marine biology from Duke University

Best Marine Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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.

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.