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2023 Most Popular Marine Science Schools in California

4 Colleges
$27,607 Avg Salary
$17,832 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marine Science School for You

Marine Science is the #205 most popular major in California with 16 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Marine Science Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marine Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the marine science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Monterey Bay the most popular school in California for marine science students. CSUMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Seaside.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine science schools in California. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Stanislaus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine science schools in California. Located in the suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Marine Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Marine Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Hawaii 8
Alaska 0

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

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.

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