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2024 Best Marine Biology Schools in South Carolina

3 Colleges in South Carolina
226 Biological 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 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marine Biology Schools in South Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 226 degrees in marine biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Marine Biology School

Best Marine Biology Schools in South Carolina Your choice of marine biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Marine Biology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Biological Oceanography
Master's Degrees in Biological Oceanography
Doctor's Degrees in Biological Oceanography

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 South Carolina. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Marine Biology in South Carolina

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 South Carolina Schools in Biological Oceanography

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
68 Biological Oceanography Degrees Awarded

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in marine biology. UofSC is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 68 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
129 Biological Oceanography Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in marine biology has to check out Coastal Carolina University. Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 129 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in marine biology from Coastal Carolina University

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In SC

Any student who is interested in marine biology has to look into College of Charleston. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 29 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.

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Best Marine Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Marine Biology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 364
North Carolina 710 106
Georgia 690 43
Virginia 630 19
Mississippi 501 29
Alabama 500 45
Louisiana 489 8

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

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