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2023 Most Popular Marine Science Schools in the New England Region

4 Colleges
$24,924 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marine Science 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Marine Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Marine Science Colleges.

#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. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

Full Marine Science at University of Maine Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Marine Science Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a great place for marine science students. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-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 large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Marine Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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.

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