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 | Stockton University | 29 | 1% | $30,838 |
| 20 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 29 | 1% | $29,858 |
| 21 | University of Rhode Island | 29 | 1% | $30,351 |
| 22 | University of Delaware | 29 | 1% | $29,342 |
| 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 | Florida Southern College | 18 | 3% | $52,020 |
| 29 | Hawaii Pacific University | 18 | 2% | $44,414 |
| 30 | Jacksonville University | 17 | 1% | $54,868 |
| 31 | University of Oregon | 16 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 32 | University of Connecticut | 16 | 0% | $32,404 |
| 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 | Nicholls State University | 13 | 1% | $23,118 |
| 37 | Western Washington University | 13 | 0% | $24,077 |
| 38 | University of Puerto Rico-Humacao | 11 | 2% | $6,262 |
| 39 | Salem State University | 10 | 0% | $27,384 |
| 40 | University of California-Los Angeles | 10 | 0% | $34,620 |
| 41 | Montclair State University | 9 | 0% | $31,704 |
| 42 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 9 | 1% | $26,964 |
| 43 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 9 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 44 | College of William and Mary | 8 | 0% | $39,221 |
| 45 | Boston University | 7 | 0% | $72,618 |
| 46 | University of San Diego | 7 | 0% | $67,498 |
| 47 | Southern Maine Community College | 7 | 1% | $17,082 |
| 48 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 7 | 0% | $58,188 |
| 49 | Unity College | 7 | 5% | $41,720 |
| 50 | Troy University | 6 | 0% | $20,147 |
| 51 | University of Maine at Machias | 6 | 7% | $19,925 |
| 52 | University of the Virgin Islands | 6 | 2% | $19,915 |
| 53 | University of Alaska Southeast | 5 | 1% | $20,140 |
| 54 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | 5 | 0% | $23,307 |
| 55 | Auburn University | 5 | 0% | $31,590 |
| 56 | Northwest Missouri State University | 5 | 0% | $19,751 |
| 57 | Hampton University | 4 | 1% | $42,380 |
| 58 | Rollins College | 4 | 0% | $67,862 |
| 59 | Waynesburg University | 3 | 1% | $37,000 |
| 60 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 3 | 0% | $6,262 |
| 61 | University of North Alabama | 3 | 0% | $22,112 |
| 62 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 3 | 1% | $38,840 |
| 63 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 3 | 1% | $24,216 |
| 64 | University of Georgia | 2 | 0% | $26,688 |
| 65 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | 2 | 0% | $20,281 |
| 66 | University of West Alabama | 2 | 0% | $21,841 |
| 67 | Alaska Pacific University | 2 | 2% | $34,600 |
| 68 | University of Mobile | 2 | 1% | $39,380 |
| 69 | Samford University | 2 | 0% | $47,863 |
| 70 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 2 | 0% | $52,230 |
| 71 | University of Maryland, Baltimore | 1 | 0% | N/A |
| 72 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 1 | 0% | $43,035 |
| 73 | University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 1 | 0% | $6,257 |
| 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.