2024 Best Marine Science Schools in the Southwest Region
3Colleges in the Southwest Region
35Marine Science Degrees Awarded
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.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of marine science. Combined, these schools handed out 35 degrees in marine science to qualified students.
The marine science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Marine Science rankings. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Marine Science Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
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 Southwest 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.
Every student pursuing a degree in marine science needs to look into The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 4 marine science students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in marine science. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 marine science students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
Texas A&M University - College Station is a great option for students interested in a degree in marine science. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 marine science students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in marine science. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 55th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 6 marine science students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the most recent data year.
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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The marine science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Marine Science rankings. 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.
