A program that focuses on the scientific study of the ecology and behavior of microbes, plants, and animals inhabiting oceans, coastal waters, and saltwater wetlands and their interactions with the physical environment. Includes instruction in chemical, physical, and geological oceanography; molecular, cellular, and biochemical studies; marine microbiology; marine botany; ichthyology; mammalogy; marine population dynamics and biodiversity; reproductive biology; studies of specific species, phyla, habitats, and ecosystems; marine paleocology and palentology; and applications to fields such as fisheries science and biotechnology.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Carolina Â鶹Íø | 155 | 7% | $25,520 |
| 2 | Texas A & M Â鶹Íø-College Station | 140 | 1% | $29,506 |
| 3 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina Wilmington | 99 | 2% | $24,982 |
| 4 | Â鶹Íø of California-San Diego | 80 | 1% | $32,838 |
| 5 | Â鶹Íø of California-Santa Cruz | 73 | 2% | $36,217 |
| 6 | Â鶹Íø of Miami | 70 | 2% | $68,460 |
| 7 | 54 | 1% | $26,091 | |
| 8 | Nova Southeastern Â鶹Íø | 51 | 1% | $50,597 |
| 9 | Â鶹Íø of South Carolina-Columbia | 50 | 1% | $28,301 |
| 10 | College of Charleston | 46 | 2% | $30,239 |
| 11 | Eckerd College | 43 | 9% | $61,576 |
| 12 | Northeastern Â鶹Íø | 39 | 1% | $70,592 |
| 13 | Â鶹Íø of New England | 39 | 3% | $56,560 |
| 14 | Â鶹Íø of New Haven | 35 | 2% | $58,306 |
| 15 | Savannah State Â鶹Íø | 34 | 5% | $17,255 |
| 16 | Â鶹Íø of Hawaii at Hilo | 33 | 4% | $20,530 |
| 17 | Roger Williams Â鶹Íø | 32 | 3% | $54,642 |
| 18 | The Â鶹Íø of Tampa | 31 | 2% | $45,450 |
| 19 | Stockton Â鶹Íø | 29 | 1% | $30,838 |
| 20 | Â鶹Íø of Hawaii at Manoa | 29 | 1% | $29,858 |
| 21 | Â鶹Íø of Rhode Island | 29 | 1% | $30,351 |
| 22 | Â鶹Íø of Delaware | 29 | 1% | $29,342 |
| 23 | 25 | 0% | $24,738 | |
| 24 | The Â鶹Íø of West Florida | 23 | 1% | $19,014 |
| 25 | Florida Institute of Technology | 23 | 1% | $59,530 |
| 26 | Â鶹Íø of Southern Mississippi | 22 | 1% | $24,048 |
| 27 | Florida International Â鶹Íø | 19 | 0% | $23,506 |
| 28 | Florida Southern College | 18 | 3% | $52,020 |
| 29 | Hawaii Pacific Â鶹Íø | 18 | 2% | $44,414 |
| 30 | Jacksonville Â鶹Íø | 17 | 1% | $54,868 |
| 31 | Â鶹Íø of Oregon | 16 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 32 | Â鶹Íø of Connecticut | 16 | 0% | $32,404 |
| 33 | Brigham Young Â鶹Íø-Hawaii | 15 | 2% | $19,054 |
| 34 | The Â鶹Íø of Alabama | 14 | 0% | $29,872 |
| 35 | Oregon Coast Community College | 13 | 12% | $6,135 |
| 36 | Nicholls State Â鶹Íø | 13 | 1% | $23,118 |
| 37 | Western Washington Â鶹Íø | 13 | 0% | $24,077 |
| 38 | Â鶹Íø of Puerto Rico-Humacao | 11 | 2% | $6,262 |
| 39 | Salem State Â鶹Íø | 10 | 0% | $27,384 |
| 40 | Â鶹Íø of California-Los Angeles | 10 | 0% | $34,620 |
| 41 | 9 | 0% | $31,704 | |
| 42 | East Stroudsburg Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 9 | 1% | $26,964 |
| 43 | Rutgers Â鶹Íø-New Brunswick | 9 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 44 | College of William and Mary | 8 | 0% | $39,221 |
| 45 | Boston Â鶹Íø | 7 | 0% | $72,618 |
| 46 | Â鶹Íø of San Diego | 7 | 0% | $67,498 |
| 47 | Southern Maine Community College | 7 | 1% | $17,082 |
| 48 | Fairleigh Dickinson Â鶹Íø-Metropolitan Campus | 7 | 0% | $58,188 |
| 49 | Unity College | 7 | 5% | $41,720 |
| 50 | 6 | 0% | $20,147 | |
| 51 | Â鶹Íø of Maine at Machias | 6 | 7% | $19,925 |
| 52 | Â鶹Íø of the Virgin Islands | 6 | 2% | $19,915 |
| 53 | Â鶹Íø of Alaska Southeast | 5 | 1% | $20,140 |
| 54 | Texas A & M Â鶹Íø-Corpus Christi | 5 | 0% | $23,307 |
| 55 | Auburn Â鶹Íø | 5 | 0% | $31,590 |
| 56 | 5 | 0% | $19,751 | |
| 57 | Hampton Â鶹Íø | 4 | 1% | $42,380 |
| 58 | Rollins College | 4 | 0% | $67,862 |
| 59 | Waynesburg Â鶹Íø | 3 | 1% | $37,000 |
| 60 | Â鶹Íø of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 3 | 0% | $6,262 |
| 61 | Â鶹Íø of North Alabama | 3 | 0% | $22,112 |
| 62 | Central Methodist Â鶹Íø-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 3 | 1% | $38,840 |
| 63 | Â鶹Íø of Maryland Eastern Shore | 3 | 1% | $24,216 |
| 64 | Â鶹Íø of Georgia | 2 | 0% | $26,688 |
| 65 | Â鶹Íø of Alaska Fairbanks | 2 | 0% | $20,281 |
| 66 | Â鶹Íø of West Alabama | 2 | 0% | $21,841 |
| 67 | Alaska Pacific Â鶹Íø | 2 | 2% | $34,600 |
| 68 | Â鶹Íø of Mobile | 2 | 1% | $39,380 |
| 69 | Samford Â鶹Íø | 2 | 0% | $47,863 |
| 70 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 2 | 0% | $52,230 |
| 71 | Â鶹Íø of Maryland, Baltimore | 1 | 0% | N/A |
| 72 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 1 | 0% | $43,035 |
| 73 | Â鶹Íø of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 1 | 0% | $6,257 |
| 74 | Rowan College at Gloucester County | 1 | 0% | $6,470 |
| 75 | Cheyney Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 1 | 1% | $24,463 |
| 76 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 1 | 0% | $20,471 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.