2025 Best Marine Science Schools in Florida

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in marine science. It is ranked #295 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for marine science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 degrees in marine science annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Marine Science Schools List

Pick Your Marine Science Degree Level

The marine science 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 Science Schools in Florida. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Marine Science in Florida

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the marine science degree levels they offer.

Top Florida Schools in Marine Science

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a degree in marine science. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.More information about a degree in marine science from University of Florida

2

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Florida Atlantic University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in marine science. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in marine science from Florida Atlantic University

Best Marine Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	279	24

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Marine Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Marine Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Marine Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Marine Sciences	34

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Interdisciplinary Studies	2,320
Human Computer Interaction	886
Biological & Physical Science	865
Sustainability Science	341
International Studies	302
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	271
Nutrition Science	134
Data Analytics	131
Computational Science	83
Data Science	73

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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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.