by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 1,994 people earned their degree in marine biology, making the major the 298th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 214 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 marine biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,317 and $23,797 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #1 spot on the list. RWU is a small school located in Bristol, Rhode Island that handed out 41 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maine Maritime Academy. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region. Located in Castine, Maine, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological oceanography students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Marine Biology at Maine Maritime Academy
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region. Unity is located in New Gloucester, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Haven. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Marine Biology at University of New Haven
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region. UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mitchell College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Mitchell College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, Connecticut. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Marine Biology at University of Rhode Island
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Salem State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region list. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological oceanography students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Marine Biology at Salem State University
Hampshire College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Boston University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological oceanography students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Connecticut landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region ranking. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Maine ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region list. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 3 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region list. Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Sacred Heart University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Brown University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological oceanography students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Suffolk University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Oceanography Major in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biological oceanography degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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