by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Marine Biology is the 298th most popular major in the country with 1,994 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in marine biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their marine biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Savannah State University is a small public school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 15 associates’s biological oceanography degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major list. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 10 associates’s biological oceanography degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Marine Biology at Southern Maine Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major list. Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is a medium-sized school located in Sewell, New Jersey that handed out 2 associates’s biological oceanography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlantic Cape Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major list. This small school is located in Mays Landing, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 associates’s biological oceanography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Marine Biology at Atlantic Cape Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Coast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major list. Newport, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological oceanography degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Marine Biology at Oregon Coast Community College
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