Marine Sciences at University of Alaska Anchorage

Every marine sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the marine sciences program at University of Alaska Anchorage stacks up to those at other schools.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marine Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UAA Marine Sciences Degrees Available

UAA Marine Sciences Rankings

Careers That Marine Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	670	$80,220
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	670	$76,640
Geoscientists	430	$99,400
Natural Sciences Managers	420	$106,010
Biological Scientists	410	$77,430

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.