2025 Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

Marine Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #679 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 49 degrees in marine sciences to qualified students.

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Pick Your Marine Sciences Degree Level

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 Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Marine Sciences in the Southeast Region

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 marine sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Marine Sciences

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Florida is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in marine sciences. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.More information about a degree in marine sciences from University of Florida

2

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat Florida Atlantic University if you want to pursue a degree in marine sciences. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in marine sciences from Florida Atlantic University

Best Marine Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best marine sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	37
North Carolina	710	24

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Marine Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Marine Science area of study, Marine Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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