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 | University of New England | 39 | 3% | $56,560 |
| 13 | Northeastern University | 39 | 1% | $70,592 |
| 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 | Stockton University | 29 | 1% | $30,838 |
| 21 | University of Rhode Island | 29 | 1% | $30,351 |
| 22 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 29 | 1% | $29,858 |
| 23 | California State University-Long Beach | 25 | 0% | $24,738 |
| 24 | Florida Institute of Technology | 23 | 1% | $59,530 |
| 25 | The University of West Florida | 23 | 1% | $19,014 |
| 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 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 | Western Washington University | 13 | 0% | $24,077 |
| 36 | Nicholls State University | 13 | 1% | $23,118 |
| 37 | Oregon Coast Community College | 13 | 12% | $6,135 |
| 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 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 9 | 1% | $26,964 |
| 42 | Montclair State University | 9 | 0% | $31,704 |
| 43 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 9 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 44 | College of William and Mary | 8 | 0% | $39,221 |
| 45 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 7 | 0% | $58,188 |
| 46 | Unity College | 7 | 5% | $41,720 |
| 47 | Southern Maine Community College | 7 | 1% | $17,082 |
| 48 | University of San Diego | 7 | 0% | $67,498 |
| 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 | University of Alaska Southeast | 5 | 1% | $20,140 |
| 55 | Northwest Missouri State University | 5 | 0% | $19,751 |
| 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 | Waynesburg University | 3 | 1% | $37,000 |
| 60 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 3 | 0% | $6,262 |
| 61 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 3 | 1% | $38,840 |
| 62 | University of North Alabama | 3 | 0% | $22,112 |
| 63 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 3 | 1% | $24,216 |
| 64 | Alaska Pacific University | 2 | 2% | $34,600 |
| 65 | University of West Alabama | 2 | 0% | $21,841 |
| 66 | University of Georgia | 2 | 0% | $26,688 |
| 67 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 2 | 0% | $52,230 |
| 68 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | 2 | 0% | $20,281 |
| 69 | University of Mobile | 2 | 1% | $39,380 |
| 70 | Samford University | 2 | 0% | $47,863 |
| 71 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 1 | 0% | $43,035 |
| 72 | Rowan College at Gloucester County | 1 | 0% | $6,470 |
| 73 | University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 1 | 0% | $6,257 |
| 74 | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | 1 | 1% | $24,463 |
| 75 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 1 | 0% | $20,471 |
| 76 | University of Maryland, Baltimore | 1 | 0% | N/A |
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.