Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Marine Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Marine Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

4 Colleges

Finding the Best Marine Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Marine Science is the #260 most popular major in the country with 104 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Marine Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marine Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for marine science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Boston to be the most popular school for marine science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

Read More…

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read More…

#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular marine science schools in the New England Region . UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

Of the 2 students majoring in marine science at UMaine, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Marine Science at University of Maine Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

Best Marine Science Colleges by State

Explore the best marine science schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 8
Maine 11

One of 36 majors within the area of study, marine science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Marine Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.