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Marine Biology at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Marine Biology at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 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.

UAF Marine Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

UAF Marine Biology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological oceanography, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Marine Biology Master’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological oceanography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in biological oceanography each year. UAF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biological oceanography master's degree from UAF, 83% 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks with a master'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 5
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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation Jobs in AK Average Salary in AK
Natural Sciences Managers 420 $106,010
Biological Scientists 410 $77,430

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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