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

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Finding the Best Marine Science Master'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.

The Most Popular Marine Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the marine science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine the most popular school in the New England Region for marine science students working on their master’s degree. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Of the 9 students majoring in marine science at UMaine, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Read full report on Marine Science at University of Maine

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Boston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular marine science schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in marine science at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Marine Science at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Marine Science at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Marine Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

Best Marine Science Colleges by State

Explore the best marine science colleges 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.

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