Marine Science at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year.

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.

San Jose State Marine Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Marine Science

San Jose State Marine Science Rankings

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.

Marine Science Student Demographics at San Jose State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine science majors at San Jose State University.

San Jose State Marine Science Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Marine Science from San Jose State in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in marine science each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a marine science master's degree from San Jose State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the marine science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a master's in marine science.

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

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• International Studies
• Human Computer Interaction
• Behavioral Science
• Nutrition Science

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 San Jose State University.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.