2024 Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

Marine Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #679 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for marine sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 degrees in marine sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Marine Sciences Schools List

Choosing a Great Marine Sciences School

Your choice of marine sciences 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 sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Marine Sciences Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Marine Sciences in the Southeast Region

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 marine sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Marine Sciences

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In FL

University of Florida is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in marine sciences. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 marine sciences students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in marine sciences from University of Florida

2

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in marine sciences. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.More information about a degree in marine sciences from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

3

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In FL

72.7% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Florida Atlantic University if you want to pursue a degree in marine sciences. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 11 marine sciences students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in marine sciences from Florida Atlantic University

4

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in marine sciences. UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. This university ranks 3rd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.More information about a degree in marine sciences from University of Georgia

5

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In FL

Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 3 marine sciences students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in marine sciences from Nova Southeastern University

Best Marine Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best marine sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	37
North Carolina	710	24

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Marine Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Marine Science area of study, Marine Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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