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2023 Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Marine Sciences is the 679th most popular major in the country with 334 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 118 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 94 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in marine sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful marine sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree marine sciences students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Monterey Bay. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. Seaside, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s marine sciences degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Marine Sciences at California State University - Monterey Bay

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Marine Sciences Report

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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #3 spot on the list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s marine sciences degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Marine Sciences at UC Davis

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Marine Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s marine sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Western Washington University Marine Sciences Report

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