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2024 Best Marine Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

10 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
372 Bachelor's Degrees
a bachelor's degree in marine biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #191 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marine Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 372 bachelor's degrees in marine biology to qualified students.

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

Best Marine Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region Your choice of marine biology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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

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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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Marine Biology in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in marine biology.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Biological Oceanography

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
85 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in marine biology. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from University of California - San Diego

2
10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in marine biology needs to take a look at University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from University of California - Los Angeles

3
31 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in marine biology needs to take a look at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

4
72 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - Santa Cruz if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in marine biology. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from University of California - Santa Cruz

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Annual Graduates

UH Manoa is a large public university located in the large city of Honolulu.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from University of Hawaii at Manoa

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25 Annual Graduates

CSULB is a very large public university located in the large city of Long Beach.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from California State University - Long Beach

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20 Annual Graduates

WWU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bellingham.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from Western Washington University

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17 Annual Graduates

UO is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Eugene.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from University of Oregon

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28 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from Hawaii Pacific University

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27 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from University of Hawaii at Hilo

Best Marine Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best marine biology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 643 198
Washington 521 51
Oregon 343 17
Hawaii 172 97
Alaska 87 9

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 129
Ecology 126
Environmental Biology 52
Evolutionary Biology 47
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 35
Conservation Biology 4

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