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Best Marine Science Schools in California

2023 Best Marine Science Schools in California

5 Colleges
$27,607 Avg Salary
$17,832 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marine Science School for You

Marine Science is the #212 most popular major in California with 110 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Marine Science Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Marine Science Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for marine science majors pursuing a .

Top California Schools in Marine Science

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Monterey Bay the best school in California for marine science students. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Marine Science majors at CSUMB take out an average of $17,832 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great place for marine science students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine science schools in California. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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The excellent programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine science schools in California. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine science schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Marine Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Hawaii 8
Alaska 0

One of 44 majors within the area of study, marine science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Marine Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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