by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 334 people earned their degree in marine science, making the major the 295th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, marine science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,266 and had an average of $22,416 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in marine science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their marine science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The marine science 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Micronesia-FSM. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major. Pohnpei, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s marine science degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Marine Science at College of Micronesia-FSM
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Samoa Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major list. PagoPago, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s marine science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Cape Fear Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Cape Fear Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 24 associates’s marine science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Marine Science at Cape Fear Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Superior State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major. Lake Superior State University is a small school located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s marine science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Marine Science at Lake Superior State University
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