A program that focuses on the scientific study of the ecology and behavior of microbes, plants, and animals inhabiting oceans, coastal waters, and saltwater wetlands and their interactions with the physical environment. Includes instruction in chemical, physical, and geological oceanography; molecular, cellular, and biochemical studies; marine microbiology; marine botany; ichthyology; mammalogy; marine population dynamics and biodiversity; reproductive biology; studies of specific species, phyla, habitats, and ecosystems; marine paleocology and palentology; and applications to fields such as fisheries science and biotechnology.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Carolina University | 155 | 7% | $25,520 |
| 2 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 140 | 1% | $29,506 |
| 3 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 99 | 2% | $24,982 |
| 4 | University of California-San Diego | 80 | 1% | $32,838 |
| 5 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 73 | 2% | $36,217 |
| 6 | University of Miami | 70 | 2% | $68,460 |
| 7 | Stony Brook University | 54 | 1% | $26,091 |
| 8 | Nova Southeastern University | 51 | 1% | $50,597 |
| 9 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 50 | 1% | $28,301 |
| 10 | College of Charleston | 46 | 2% | $30,239 |
| 11 | Eckerd College | 43 | 9% | $61,576 |
| 12 | Northeastern University | 39 | 1% | $70,592 |
| 13 | University of New England | 39 | 3% | $56,560 |
| 14 | University of New Haven | 35 | 2% | $58,306 |
| 15 | Savannah State University | 34 | 5% | $17,255 |
| 16 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 33 | 4% | $20,530 |
| 17 | Roger Williams University | 32 | 3% | $54,642 |
| 18 | The University of Tampa | 31 | 2% | $45,450 |
| 19 | University of Delaware | 29 | 1% | $29,342 |
| 20 | University of Rhode Island | 29 | 1% | $30,351 |
| 21 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 29 | 1% | $29,858 |
| 22 | Stockton University | 29 | 1% | $30,838 |
| 23 | California State University-Long Beach | 25 | 0% | $24,738 |
| 24 | The University of West Florida | 23 | 1% | $19,014 |
| 25 | Florida Institute of Technology | 23 | 1% | $59,530 |
| 26 | University of Southern Mississippi | 22 | 1% | $24,048 |
| 27 | Florida International University | 19 | 0% | $23,506 |
| 28 | Hawaii Pacific University | 18 | 2% | $44,414 |
| 29 | Florida Southern College | 18 | 3% | $52,020 |
| 30 | Jacksonville University | 17 | 1% | $54,868 |
| 31 | University of Connecticut | 16 | 0% | $32,404 |
| 32 | University of Oregon | 16 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 33 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 15 | 2% | $19,054 |
| 34 | The University of Alabama | 14 | 0% | $29,872 |
| 35 | Oregon Coast Community College | 13 | 12% | $6,135 |
| 36 | Western Washington University | 13 | 0% | $24,077 |
| 37 | Nicholls State University | 13 | 1% | $23,118 |
| 38 | University of Puerto Rico-Humacao | 11 | 2% | $6,262 |
| 39 | University of California-Los Angeles | 10 | 0% | $34,620 |
| 40 | Salem State University | 10 | 0% | $27,384 |
| 41 | Montclair State University | 9 | 0% | $31,704 |
| 42 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 9 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 43 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 9 | 1% | $26,964 |
| 44 | College of William and Mary | 8 | 0% | $39,221 |
| 45 | University of San Diego | 7 | 0% | $67,498 |
| 46 | Unity College | 7 | 5% | $41,720 |
| 47 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 7 | 0% | $58,188 |
| 48 | Southern Maine Community College | 7 | 1% | $17,082 |
| 49 | Boston University | 7 | 0% | $72,618 |
| 50 | Troy University | 6 | 0% | $20,147 |
| 51 | University of the Virgin Islands | 6 | 2% | $19,915 |
| 52 | University of Maine at Machias | 6 | 7% | $19,925 |
| 53 | Auburn University | 5 | 0% | $31,590 |
| 54 | Northwest Missouri State University | 5 | 0% | $19,751 |
| 55 | University of Alaska Southeast | 5 | 1% | $20,140 |
| 56 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | 5 | 0% | $23,307 |
| 57 | Hampton University | 4 | 1% | $42,380 |
| 58 | Rollins College | 4 | 0% | $67,862 |
| 59 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 3 | 0% | $6,262 |
| 60 | Waynesburg University | 3 | 1% | $37,000 |
| 61 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 3 | 1% | $38,840 |
| 62 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 3 | 1% | $24,216 |
| 63 | University of North Alabama | 3 | 0% | $22,112 |
| 64 | University of West Alabama | 2 | 0% | $21,841 |
| 65 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | 2 | 0% | $20,281 |
| 66 | Samford University | 2 | 0% | $47,863 |
| 67 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 2 | 0% | $52,230 |
| 68 | University of Mobile | 2 | 1% | $39,380 |
| 69 | University of Georgia | 2 | 0% | $26,688 |
| 70 | Alaska Pacific University | 2 | 2% | $34,600 |
| 71 | University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 1 | 0% | $6,257 |
| 72 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 1 | 0% | $43,035 |
| 73 | University of Maryland, Baltimore | 1 | 0% | N/A |
| 74 | Rowan College at Gloucester County | 1 | 0% | $6,470 |
| 75 | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | 1 | 1% | $24,463 |
| 76 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 1 | 0% | $20,471 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.