2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the Far Western US Region

A master's degree in marine biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #346 out of 1095 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.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 master's degrees in marine biology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The biological oceanography master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Marine Biology in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality marine biology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Marine Biology in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for marine biology students seeking a a master's degree.

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

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

36 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in marine biology has to look into University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in marine biology in California.

There were about 36 marine biology individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in marine biology from University of California - San Diego

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University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In HI

#1 Best Quality In HI

University of Hawaii at Manoa is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in marine biology. UH Manoa is a large public university located in the large city of Honolulu. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in marine biology in Hawaii.

There were approximately 4 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in marine biology from University of Hawaii at Manoa

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University of San Diego
San Diego, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of San Diego if you wish to pursue a master's degree in marine biology. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Diego. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in marine biology in California.

There were about 1 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in marine biology from University of San Diego

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University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

#1 Most Popular In AK

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in marine biology needs to check out University of Alaska Fairbanks. UAF is a moderately-sized public university located in the small suburb of Fairbanks. More information about a master’s in marine biology from University of Alaska Fairbanks

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University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

#3 Most Popular In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in marine biology. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in marine biology from University of California - Santa Barbara

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

#3 Most Popular In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Southern California if you want to pursue a master's degree in marine biology. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. More information about a master’s in marine biology from University of Southern California

Best Marine Biology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular marine biology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	649	44
Hawaii	112	6
Alaska	69	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological Oceanography

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Biological Oceanography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	84
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	20
Ecology	9
Evolutionary Biology	7
Population Biology	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.