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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in marine science from CSUMB.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the marine science progam at CSUMB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Marine Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Marine Science Schools	1
Best Value Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Marine Science Schools	1
	2
Most Popular Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools	3

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in marine science from CSUMB. This makes it the #3 most popular school for marine science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUMB Marine Science Graduates

The median salary of marine science students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUMB is $27,607. This is 5% higher than $26,266, which is the national average for all marine science bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 54 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in marine science from CSUMB in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

CSUMB Marine Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in marine science from CSUMB. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

In the marine science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 8% better 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 master's in marine science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CSUMB also has a doctoral program available in marine science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.