2025 Best Marine Sciences Schools in Florida

When it comes to popularity, marine sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #679 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Marine Sciences Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 degrees in marine sciences annually.

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

• Best Overall Marine Sciences Schools List

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 Florida list to help you make the college decision. 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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Best Schools for Marine Sciences 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 sciences degree levels they offer.

Top Florida 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 wish to pursue a degree in marine sciences. Located in the 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 in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
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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