by our College Data Analytics TeamThere was only one school in the Plains States Region to review for the 2025 Best Marine Biology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Marine Biology Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biological oceanography degrees they offer, see the list below.
Northwest Missouri State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in marine biology. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in marine biology from Northwest Missouri State University
Explore the best marine biology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .
One of 12 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Marine Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ecology | 166 |
| Epidemiology | 128 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 77 |
| Environmental Biology | 46 |
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology | 25 |
| Conservation Biology | 6 |
| Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 3 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.
