2024 Best Marine Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
8Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
169Biological Oceanography Degrees Awarded
Marine Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #298 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marine Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 169 degrees in marine biology to qualified students.
The biological oceanography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Marine Biology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for marine biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 the Best Marine Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for Marine Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biological oceanography degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Biological Oceanography
Stony Brook University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in marine biology. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were about 52 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in marine biology needs to check out Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 18 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
University of Delaware is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in marine biology. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in marine biology. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of East Stroudsburg. This university ranks 66th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 9 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at East Stroudsburg University in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 32 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at Stockton State in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Princess Anne, UMES is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 3 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at UMES in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 43rd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 4 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at RCSJ in the most recent data year.
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).
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The biological oceanography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Marine Biology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for marine biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
