Marine Biology at Florida International University

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying marine biology, you may want to check out the program at Florida International University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 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.

FIU Marine Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

FIU Marine Biology Rankings

The biological oceanography major at FIU 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.

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Marine Biology Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological oceanography bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biological oceanography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at FIU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological oceanography bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Biological Scientists	1,770	$71,200
Biological Science Professors	1,590	$90,750

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
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