2024 Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region
3Colleges in the Southwest Region
35Marine Sciences Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, marine sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #679 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 35 degrees in marine sciences to qualified students.
The marine sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Marine Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Marine Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for Marine Sciences in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the marine sciences degree levels they offer.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a good option for students pursuing a degree in marine sciences. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 4 marine sciences students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Texas at Austin is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in marine sciences. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 15 marine sciences students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in marine sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were about 10 marine sciences students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in marine sciences. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 55th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 6 marine sciences students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the most recent data year.
Marine Sciences is one of 0 different types of Marine Science programs to choose from.
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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The marine sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Marine Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Marine Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
