by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Marine Science is the 295th most popular major in the country with 374 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , marine science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $26,266 and had an average of $22,075 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marine science. That schools that top this list have a program in marine science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree marine science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Micronesia-FSM. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major list. COM-FSM is a public institution located in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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, American Samoa Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. American Samoa Community College is a small school located in Pago Pago, American Samoa that handed out 2 associates’s marine science degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Fear Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Marine Science Major list. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 associates’s marine science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on 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 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Read more about Marine Science at Lake Superior State University
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