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Marine Biology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Marine Biology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 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.

UNCW Marine Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Oceanography
  • Master’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

UNCW Marine Biology Rankings

The biological oceanography major at UNCW 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.

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 UNCW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological oceanography majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

UNCW Marine Biology Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biological oceanography bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological oceanography at UNCW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in biological oceanography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 81
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UNCW Marine Biology Master’s Program

63% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological oceanography master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in biological oceanography each year. UNCW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biological oceanography master's degree from UNCW, 88% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington 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 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Biological Science Professors 1,990 $76,320
Biological Scientists 1,070 $83,380

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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