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Best Schools for Marine Science in the New England Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the marine science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Marine Science
No school ranked higher than University Of Maine this year for marine science. This large public university is located in the suburb of Orono. The six-year graduation rate is 55%. There were roughly 71 marine science students who graduated with this degree at University Of Maine in the most recent data year. Students who receive their marine science degree from University Of Maine earn around $29,243 in the first couple years of their career. University Of Maine graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
See the full marine science program report for University Of Maine
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 7 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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