2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Marine Science

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in marine science. It is ranked #264 out of 338 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 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for marine science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 156 bachelor's degrees in marine science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Marine Science School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in marine science matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Marine Science ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for marine science, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Marine Science Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for marine science.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Marine Science in the United States

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in marine science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Marine Science Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

California State University - Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA

57 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

California State University - Monterey Bay is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in marine science. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine science in California.

There were approximately 57 marine science individuals who graduated with this degree at CSUMB in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the marine science program report average early career income of $28,200.

More information about a bachelor’s in marine science from California State University - Monterey Bay

2

University of Maine
Orono, ME

44 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ME

#1 Best Quality In ME

University of Maine is a popular choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in marine science. UMaine is a large public university located in the suburb of Orono. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine science in Maine.

There were approximately 44 marine science individuals who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in marine science from University of Maine

3

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

20 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in marine science. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

There were about 20 marine science individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in marine science from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

4

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Davis is a popular decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in marine science. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine science in California.

There were roughly 19 marine science individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in marine science from University of California - Davis

5

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in marine science in Texas.

There were about 10 marine science individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in marine science from Texas A&M University - College Station

6

Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In ME

Maine Maritime is a small public school located in the rural area of Castine. More information about a bachelor’s in marine science from Maine Maritime Academy

7

Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In FL

Eckerd is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Saint Petersburg. More information about a bachelor’s in marine science from Eckerd College

8

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

#1 Most Popular In WA

Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in marine science from Western Washington University

Marine Science by Region

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Marine Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 44 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Marine Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	25,507
Interdisciplinary Studies	7,393
International Studies	6,606
Nutrition Science	3,512
Biological & Physical Science	2,649
Cognitive Science	2,564
Behavioral Science	1,648
Human Biology	1,580
Sustainability Science	1,099
Mathematics & Computer Science	936

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Daderot. More about our data sources and methodologies.