by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 334 people earned their degree in marine sciences, making the major the 679th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in marine sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their marine sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The marine sciences 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seaside, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s marine sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 52 bachelors’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s marine sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s marine sciences degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #5 spot on the list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s marine sciences degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Marine Sciences at University of California - Davis
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #6. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Marine Sciences at Texas A&M College Station
With a ranking of #7, The College of the Florida Keys did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major list. The College of the Florida Keys is a public institution located in Key West, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Eckerd College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #7. Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s marine sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Maine Maritime Academy landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major ranking. Maine Maritime is a public institution located in Castine, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #7, Western Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major list. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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