Marine Sciences

A program that focuses on the study of biology, chemistry, geology and physics applied to marine, estuarine and coastal environments. Includes instruction in marine biogeochemistry, atmosphere and ocean dynamics, coastal ecology, coastal ocean processes, microbial ecology, marine ecosystem modeling, and polar microbiology.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 32 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1321 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

23

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

34

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

262

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

89

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

28

degrees awarded

Other Awards

885

awards given

Top Schools for Marine Sciences

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 California State University-Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA
279
2 University of Maine
Orono, ME
210
3 University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
90
4 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
78
5 Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington, NC
66
6 Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
63
7 Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
57
8 Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, HI
54
9 University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
51
10 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
39
11 Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
36
12 College of Micronesia-FSM
Pohnpei, FM
33
13 The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
33
14 Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX
30
15 College of the Marshall Islands
Majuro, MH
30
16 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA
24
17 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX
21
18 University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
20
19 University of Georgia
Athens, GA
18
20 San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
15
21 University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA
12
22 Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
9
23 Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME
9
24 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
9
25 San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
6
26 University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
6
27 The College of the Florida Keys
Key West, FL
6
28 Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
4
29 Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
4
30 American Samoa Community College
Pago Pago, AS
3
31 University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
3
32 University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA
3