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Marine Biology at Duke University

Marine Biology at Duke University

Every marine biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological oceanography program at Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 students attend the school each year.

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

Duke Marine Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

Duke Marine Biology Rankings

The biological oceanography major at Duke is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine Biology. 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological oceanography, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at Duke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological oceanography majors at Duke University.

Duke Marine Biology Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biological oceanography bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's in biological oceanography.

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

Careers That Biological Oceanography Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological oceanography 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 Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Biological Science Professors 1,990 $76,320
Biological Scientists 1,070 $83,380

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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