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Marine Science at Florida Atlantic University

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Marine Science at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805.

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.

FAU Marine Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Marine Science

FAU Marine Science Rankings

Marine Science Student Demographics at FAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine science majors at Florida Atlantic University.

FAU Marine Science Master’s Program

82% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in marine science from FAU. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

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Of the students who received a marine science master's degree from FAU, 73% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a master's in marine science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Professors 16,250 $61,440
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,920 $58,790
Biological Scientists 1,770 $71,200
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 1,370 $51,950
Geoscientists 740 $80,970

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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