2025 Best Marine Biology Schools in New Jersey

If you plan on majoring in marine biology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #298 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Marine Biology Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 68 degrees in marine biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Marine Biology Schools List

Pick Your Marine Biology Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Marine Biology Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Marine Biology in New Jersey

The schools below may not offer all types of biological oceanography degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Jersey Schools in Biological Oceanography

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in marine biology. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in marine biology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Biological Oceanography Degrees Awarded

15.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in marine biology needs to check out Stockton University. Located in the rural area of Galloway, Stockton State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in marine biology from Stockton University

Best Marine Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Marine Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	52
Pennsylvania	978	13
Maryland	618	4
Delaware	345	35

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Marine Biology Related Rankings by Major

Marine Biology is one of 12 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Biological Oceanography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Evolutionary Biology	57
Environmental Biology	17
Ecology	12

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Ernst Haeckel.

More about our data sources and methodologies.