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2023 Most Popular Marine Science Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Marine Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 8 degrees and certificates were awarded to marine science students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #252 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Marine Science Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts 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.

Check out the marine science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Boston the most popular school in Massachusetts for marine science students. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

Full Marine Science at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Marine Science Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

Full Marine Science at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine science schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Read full report on Marine Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Marine Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Marine Science Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 63

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

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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