Marine Science at California State University - Monterey Bay

If you plan to study marine science, take a look at what California State University - Monterey Bay has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and approximately 7,409 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marine Science section at the bottom of this page.

CSUMB Marine Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Science
• Master’s Degree in Marine Science

CSUMB Marine Science Rankings

The marine science major at CSUMB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Marine Science Student Demographics at CSUMB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine science majors at California State University - Monterey Bay.

CSUMB Marine Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of marine science bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its marine science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Monterey Bay with a bachelor's in marine science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

CSUMB Marine Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of marine science master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a marine science master's degree from CSUMB, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Monterey Bay with a master's in marine science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Marine Science

Marine Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Monterey Bay. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Marine Sciences	64

Related Majors

• International Studies

Careers That Marine Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Monterey Bay.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Geoscientists	4,100	$97,550
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	2,240	$75,840

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By DirectorG at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.