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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Marine Science Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 degrees in marine science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 the Best Marine Science Schools in Florida.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
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.
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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