2024 Best Marine Science Schools in the Far Western US Region
7Colleges in the Far Western US Region
118Marine Science Degrees Awarded
$27,607Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in marine science. It is ranked #295 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for marine science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 118 degrees in marine science to qualified students.
Your choice of marine science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Marine Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Marine Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Marine Science in the Far Western US 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 science degree levels they offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Marine Science
California State University - Monterey Bay is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in marine science. Located in the suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 102nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 64 marine science students who graduated with this degree at CSUMB in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the marine science program earn about $27,607 in their early career salary.
Every student pursuing a degree in marine science has to look into University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.More information about a degree in marine science from University of Southern California
University of California - Davis is a great decision for students interested in a degree in marine science. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were about 12 marine science students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in marine science. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 marine science students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 35th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 3 marine science students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 3 marine science students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available.
Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Honolulu. This university ranks 6th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were about 8 marine science students who graduated with this degree at Hawaii Pacific University in the most recent year we have data available.
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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Your choice of marine science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Marine Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
