Marine Biology at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613.

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

UD Marine Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Oceanography
• Master’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

UD Marine Biology Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in biological oceanography, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at UD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological oceanography majors at University of Delaware.

UD Marine Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of biological oceanography master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in biological oceanography each year. UD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological oceanography master's degree from UD, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Delaware with a master's in biological oceanography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Ecology

Careers That Biological Oceanography Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological oceanography can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.