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2023 Most Popular Marine Science Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Marine Science Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marine Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the marine science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found California State University - Monterey Bay to be the most popular school for marine science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in marine science at CSUMB, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Of the 3 students majoring in marine science at San Jose State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in marine science at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Stanislaus landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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 4 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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