2025 Best Marine Biology Schools in the New England Region
7Colleges in the New England Region
214Biological Oceanography Degrees Awarded
A degree in marine biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #298 out of 1506 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 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Marine Biology Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 214 degrees in marine biology to qualified students.
The biological oceanography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Marine Biology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Marine Biology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Marine Biology Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Marine Biology in the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the biological oceanography degree levels they offer.
Top New England Region Schools in Biological Oceanography
It is hard to beat Boston University if you wish to pursue a degree in marine biology. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Rhode Island is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in marine biology. URI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means URI is a great university overall.
There were about 30 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in marine biology needs to check out Northeastern University. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were about 29 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
University of New England is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in marine biology. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 40 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent data year.
RWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bristol. This university ranks 7th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 41 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent data year.
University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Haven. This university ranks 8th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 13 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent data year.
Unity is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of New Gloucester. This college ranks 7th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 21 marine biology students who graduated with this degree at Unity in the most recent data year.
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).
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The biological oceanography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Marine Biology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Marine Biology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
