by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marine Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 179 bachelor's degrees in marine sciences to qualified students.
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Your choice of marine sciences for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality marine sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for marine sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 the Best Marine Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in marine sciences.
California State University - Monterey Bay is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in marine sciences. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in marine sciences from California State University - Monterey Bay
University of California - Davis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in marine sciences. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis.More information about a bachelor’s in marine sciences from University of California - Davis
It's hard to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in marine sciences. UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.More information about a bachelor’s in marine sciences from University of Florida
It's hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in marine sciences. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station.More information about a bachelor’s in marine sciences from Texas A&M University - College Station
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.More information about a bachelor’s in marine sciences from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in marine sciences from University of Georgia
Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in marine sciences from Western Washington University
UMaine is a large public university located in the small suburb of Orono.More information about a bachelor’s in marine sciences from University of Maine
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