Marine Sciences at Western Washington University

If you are interested in studying marine sciences, you may want to check out the program at Western Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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.

WWU Marine Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Sciences

WWU Marine Sciences Rankings

Marine Sciences Student Demographics at WWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine sciences majors at Western Washington University.

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	2,370	$75,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Professors	1,060	$74,330

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.