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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the New England Region

16 Colleges in the New England Region
186 Bachelor's Degrees
A bachelor's degree in marine biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #197 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for marine biology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 186 bachelor's degrees in marine biology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Marine Biology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the New England Region The biological oceanography bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the New England Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of marine biology students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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Associate Degrees in Biological Oceanography
Master's Degrees in Biological Oceanography
Doctor's Degrees in Biological Oceanography
Overall Popularity in Biological Oceanography

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for marine biology.

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The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in marine biology.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Biological Oceanography Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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39 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In RI
#2 Best Quality In RI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Rhode Island if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in marine biology. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine biology in Rhode Island.

There were roughly 39 marine biology individuals who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available.

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33 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In RI
#1 Best Quality In RI

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in marine biology has to check out Roger Williams University. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine biology in Rhode Island.

There were roughly 33 marine biology individuals who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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30 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In ME
#1 Best Quality In ME

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in marine biology needs to look into University of New England. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine biology in Maine.

There were approximately 30 marine biology individuals who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
20 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MA
#2 Best Quality In MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Boston University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in marine biology. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine biology in Massachusetts.

There were about 20 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CT
#1 Best Quality In CT

Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine biology in Connecticut.

There were approximately 13 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent year we have data available.

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12 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MA
#1 Best Quality In MA

Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine biology in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 12 marine biology individuals who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

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11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In CT
#2 Best Quality In CT

Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine biology in Connecticut.

There were approximately 11 marine biology individuals who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

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11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In MA
#3 Best Quality In MA

Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine biology in Massachusetts.

There were about 11 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at Salem State in the most recent year we have data available.

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5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In ME

Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public school with a fairly small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from Maine Maritime Academy

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Unity College
Unity, ME
5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In ME
#2 Best Quality In ME

Located in the remote area of Unity, Unity is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine biology in Maine.

There were about 5 marine biology individuals who graduated with this degree at Unity in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Marine Biology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular marine biology schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 540 51
Connecticut 329 37
Rhode Island 298 85
Maine 262 40

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Marine Biology is one of 11 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

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Evolutionary Biology 101
Ecology 56
Environmental Biology 15
Conservation Biology 12
Evolutionary Biology 10

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