Where for Marine Biology

<p>I have a friend interested in ocean Marine Biology. He's open to schools in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, and Florida. And he's a Californian, so suggestions for UCs as will as CSUs are welcome.</p>

<p>UMiami is from what i no, the #1 school</p>

<p>Take a look at: Chronicle</a> Facts & Figures: Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index</p>

<p>SUNY Stony Brook is well up there, but it's not in the West Coast, naturally...</p>

<p>U Washington would probably be the top choice, merely from those rankings. UAKs tend to have meh locations. Eckerd College comes to mind in terms of Florida schools.</p>

<p>Miami is one of the best, hands down. The program is top-tier, and everyone I know who goes there loves it. </p>

<p>Faculty productivity is interesting to look at to help generate a list of potential schools, but I wouldn't say that it's a good way to determine which schools are actually the best (the bragging rights of the professors is the only factor covered).</p>

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<p>If he's just interested in marine bio for undergrad, he has plenty of options. UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, Occidental, Stanford, Humboldt State, Oregon State, U Oregon, UW, Hawaii-Manoa, Alaska-Fairbanks, U Miami, Eckerd, and U Florida are probably the best.</p>

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UMiami is from what i no, the #1 school

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I can think of several better programs (UCSD, MIT, URI, UW, Columbia, etc.). It's a good program, though (top 15 or so).</p>

<p>Wow, thanks for all the inputs. I will pass them on.</p>

<p>In light of the post two up, your friend may want to consider CSU Monterey Bay's BS in Earth Systems Science and Policy. With the Monterey Bay and the Aquarium in their back yard it's a great science major that utilizes the unique rewources of CA's central coast.</p>

<p>Humboldt State University in Northern California. They have a top-rated program, their own research vessel dedicated to undergrate work, a marine laboratory, and a beautiful environment. Check them out at humboldt.edu.</p>

<p>Are we talking undergrad or graduate schools? As noted above, if you want marine biology as a career, don't get an undergrad major in it. And second - most graduate schools don't want their own undergraduates! They prefer to get students from other schools. Univ of Miami would only take a couple of undergraduates each year from Miami into their graduate program.</p>

<p>USC and Stanford</p>

<p>Stanford has the Hopkins Marine Station in Monterrey Bay which could serve as a sort of "study abroad." They also offer a biology major with several choices for an emphasis, one of which is marine biology.</p>

<p>USC has a marine station on Catalina Island which I believe would be similar.</p>

<p>If the person is looking for more of a liberal-arts school, he or she may want to look at Whitman. They offer a couple of classes on Marine Biology, and I believe they offer a study abroad program (along with several other colleges, I'm sure, but I don't know which ones) in Belize which is focused on marine biology.</p>

<p>With all of these options, especially Whitman, it is more of an introduction to the field which could be expanded upon in graduate school.</p>

<p>Does Scripps have undergrad Marine Bio?</p>

<p>See this additional list of programs College</a> Marine Biology Programs</p>

<p>Cornell has programs in marine biology (through Shoals Marine Lab) and offers college courses to high school students and college undergraduates. My daughter took one of them as a rising high school senior last summer.</p>