by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for marine biology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 147 degrees in marine biology to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
The biological oceanography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Marine Biology Schools in the Southwest Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biological oceanography degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in marine biology has to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station.More information about a degree in marine biology from Texas A&M University - College Station
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in marine biology. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.More information about a degree in marine biology from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Explore the best marine biology schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 905 | 132 |
Marine Biology is one of 12 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Epidemiology | 273 |
| Ecology | 160 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 81 |
| Environmental Biology | 25 |
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology | 18 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| Population Biology | 2 |
| Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 2 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.
