Marine Science at Cape Fear Community College

Every marine science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the marine science program at Cape Fear Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

CFCC is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,680.

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.

CFCC Marine Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Marine Science

CFCC Marine Science Rankings

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Marine Science Student Demographics at CFCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine science majors at Cape Fear Community College.

CFCC Marine Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of marine science associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in marine science only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at CFCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in marine science at CFCC are white. Around 96% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cape Fear Community College with a associate's in marine science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for Cape Fear Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Professors	5,220	$70,590
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380
Physical Scientists	510	$96,450

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.