A program that focuses on the scientific study of the ecology and behavior of microbes, plants, and animals inhabiting oceans, coastal waters, and saltwater wetlands and their interactions with the physical environment. Includes instruction in chemical, physical, and geological oceanography; molecular, cellular, and biochemical studies; marine microbiology; marine botany; ichthyology; mammalogy; marine population dynamics and biodiversity; reproductive biology; studies of specific species, phyla, habitats, and ecosystems; marine paleocology and palentology; and applications to fields such as fisheries science and biotechnology.
| A major in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 8
Florida
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL | 43
(7.4%) |  |  | |
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| | Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL | 27
(6.3%) |  | | |
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| | The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL | 23
(2.3%) |  |  | |
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| | The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL | 28
(1.6%) | |  | |
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| | University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL | 32
(1.3%) | | | |
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| | Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL | 5
(0.8%) | | | |
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| | Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4
(0.3%) | | | |
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| | Florida International University
Miami, FL | 3
(0.1%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.