by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 61 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region marine sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cape Fear Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. CFCC is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 24 ’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 23 ’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 11 ’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Nova Southeastern University is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 3 ’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eckerd College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s marine sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of the Florida Keys. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Marine Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Key West, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s marine sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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