2023 Most Well Attended Marine Science Major for an Associate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Marine Science Major for an Associate” ranking.

Marine Science is the 295th most popular major in the country with 334 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Marine Science Major for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in marine science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in marine science.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Most Well Attended Marine Science Major for an Associate”.

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Most Well Attended Marine Science Major for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree marine science students.

Top 4 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Marine Science

1

Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cape Fear Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Marine Science Major for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 24 associates’s marine science degrees in 2020-2021.

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2

College of Micronesia-FSM
Pohnpei, <nil>

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Micronesia-FSM. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Marine Science Major for an Associate list. This small school is located in Pohnpei, , and it awarded 14 associates’s marine science degrees in 2020-2021.

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3

American Samoa Community College
PagoPago, <nil>

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Marine Science Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, American Samoa Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in PagoPago, , this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s marine science students in 2020-2021.

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4

Lake Superior State University
Sault Ste Marie, Michigan

Top 20% overall quality in United States

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 Most Well Attended Marine Science Major for an Associate. This small school is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s marine science degrees in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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