2025 Best Marine Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

a bachelor's degree in marine biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #191 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Marine Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in marine biology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to marine biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other marine biology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized marine biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for marine biology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Marine Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Marine Biology in Massachusetts

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in marine biology.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Biological Oceanography

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

30 Annual Graduates

Boston University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in marine biology. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from Boston University

2

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Northeastern University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in marine biology. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from Northeastern University

Best Marine Biology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Marine Biology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	341	49
Rhode Island	307	61
Maine	281	36

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological Oceanography

Marine Biology is one of 12 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Evolutionary Biology	60
Conservation Biology	11
Evolutionary Biology	7
Environmental Biology	3
Ecology	2

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.