If you're seeking a degree in marine science, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #295 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marine Science Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 degrees in marine science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of marine science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Marine Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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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 Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of marine science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a good decision for students interested in a degree in marine science. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg. This university ranks 21st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 4 marine science students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in marine science. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 15 marine science students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in marine science. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. 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 year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi if you wish to pursue a degree in marine science. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Corpus Christi. This university ranks 55th out of 115 schools 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.
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