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.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Maine | 63 | 3% | $25,088 |
| 2 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 53 | 2% | $23,564 |
| 3 | Stony Brook University | 16 | 0% | $26,091 |
| 4 | Hawaii Pacific University | 14 | 1% | $44,414 |
| 5 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 12 | 0% | $29,506 |
| 6 | University of California-Davis | 9 | 0% | $35,177 |
| 7 | College of the Marshall Islands | 8 | 5% | $9,415 |
| 8 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 8 | 0% | $30,913 |
| 9 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 7 | 0% | $30,275 |
| 10 | College of Micronesia-FSM | 7 | 2% | $12,113 |
| 11 | San Francisco State University | 7 | 0% | $27,480 |
| 12 | American Samoa Community College | 5 | 2% | $6,550 |
| 13 | San Jose State University | 4 | 0% | $29,193 |
| 14 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 4 | 0% | $28,302 |
| 15 | The University of Texas at Austin | 4 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 16 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 2 | 0% | $36,647 |
| 17 | Nova Southeastern University | 1 | 0% | $50,597 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Marine Sciences program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.