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2025 Best Marine Biology Schools in North Carolina

1 College in North Carolina
103 Biological 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.

There was only one school in North Carolina to review for the 2025 Best Marine Biology Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Biological Oceanography
Master's Degrees in Biological Oceanography
Doctor's Degrees in Biological Oceanography

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Marine Biology Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Marine Biology in North Carolina

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 North Carolina Schools in Biological Oceanography

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
97 Biological Oceanography Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in marine biology has to take a look at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. UNCW is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.More information about a degree in marine biology from University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Best Marine Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Marine Biology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 364
Georgia 690 43
Virginia 630 19
South Carolina 530 226
Mississippi 501 29
Alabama 500 45
Louisiana 489 8

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Epidemiology 32
Environmental Biology 13
Ecology 10
Conservation Biology 7

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