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Marine Science at University of California - Davis

Marine Science at University of California - Davis

What traits are you looking for in a marine science school? To help you decide if University of California - Davis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's marine science program.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074.

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.

UC Davis Marine Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Science

UC Davis Marine Science Rankings

The marine science major at UC Davis is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine Science. 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.

Marine Science Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Marine Science Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of marine science bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its marine science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Davis with a bachelor's in marine science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Marine Science

If you plan to be a marine science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Davis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Marine Sciences 12

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 University of California - Davis.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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