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2023 Most Popular Marine Science Schools in California

6 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 Most Popular Marine Science Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marine Science program at each school on the list.

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

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

After completing their degree, marine science graduates from CSUMB carry an average student debt load of $17,832.

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The excellent programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine science schools in California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Science Schools in California list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Marine Science Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for marine science students. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Stanislaus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marine science students. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.

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Best Marine Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Marine Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 6 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Daderot.

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