by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 334 people earned their degree in marine sciences, making the major the 679th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in marine sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in marine sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Micronesia-FSM landed the #1 spot on the list. COM-FSM is a small school located in Pohnpei, that handed out 14 associates’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Marine Sciences at College of Micronesia-FSM
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, American Samoa Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. ASCC is a small school located in PagoPago, that handed out 2 associates’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Marine Sciences at American Samoa Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Fear Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major list. Cape Fear Community College is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 24 associates’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s marine sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Marine Sciences at Lake Superior State University
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