Marine ScienceNorth America

128 Master's degrees in Marine Science in North America

University of Alaska Fairbanks5,0(1)

Fairbanks, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Fisheries

Fisheries graduate students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks take classes and undertake research on a diverse set of fisheries-related topics.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$22,140/yr

University of Delaware4,0(36)

Newark, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Marine Policy

The Marine Policy program at the University of Delaware examines the economic, legal, political, and social aspects of the world ocean, the seabed, and the coastal zone.

Master Full-time On-campus

1 year$33,480/yr

Dalhousie University4,0(59)

Halifax, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Marine Management

Dalhousie University's Master of Marine Management is a unique graduate-level education for ocean managers. With this degree, you’ll be well-suited to positions in policymaking, environmental assessment, advising special projects and/or programmes, research, education, and planning in the broad area of marine affairs.

Master Full-time On-campus

1 year, 4 months$24,186/yr

Western Washington University4,3(8)

Bellingham, United States Top 8% in Worldwide

Environmental Science, Marine and Estuarine Science

Environmental Science, Marine and Estuarine Science from Western Washington University is offered through Huxley College of the Environment, the Department of Biology, and Shannon Point Marine Center.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$25,337/yr

Stony Brook University4,4(14)

New York City, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Marine and Atmospheric Sciences

Marine and Atmospheric Sciences from Stony Brook University is ideally situated for studies of a variety of coastal environments including estuaries, lagoons, salt marshes, barrier islands, and continental shelf waters

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$13,164/yr

San José State University4,4(38)

San Jose, United States Top 9% in Worldwide

Marine Science

The Marine Science program at San José State University is internationally-known for its hands-on, field-oriented approach that places our students, faculty, researchers and staff at the frontiers of marine science, where discoveries are being made worldwide.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$20,920/yr

Oregon State University4,3(11)

Corvallis, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Marine Resource Management

Marine Resource Management at Oregon State University is a science-based, interdisciplinary master's program based in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Astmospheric Science (CEOAS). The program provides students with the multidisciplinary training necessary to function confidently and effectively in professional resource management positions.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$35,118/yr

Kentucky State University3,3(4)

Frankfort, United States Top 8% in Worldwide

Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences

The Division of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, and the College of Agriculture, Community and the Sciences at Kentucky State University offer a Master of Science Degree in Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences. Aquaculture is the rearing of aquatic organisms under controlled or semi-controlled conditions.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$13,612/yr

University of Massachusetts Amherst4,5(11)

Amherst Center, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Marine Science and Technology

Students graduating from the Marine Science and Technology program receive a joint degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, and Lowell.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$37,269/yr

Oregon State University4,3(11)

Corvallis, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Fisheries and Wildlife Administration

The Professional Science Master’s degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Administration at Oregon State University provides advanced training for recently finished undergraduates looking to enter the workforce or early-career professionals employed by natural resources agencies, non-government organizations, and other entities seeking to advance their careers.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$35,118/yr

Jacksonville University4,7(9)

Jacksonville, United States

Marine Science

Jacksonville University's Master of Arts/Science in Marine Science degree program is designed to provide graduates with the specific knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in a variety of marine-related positions in industry, government and education, or for entry into doctoral marine science programs.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$12,000/yr

Utah State University4,4(59)

Logan, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Fisheries Biology

The Fisheries Biology program of the Utah State University is one of the few programs in the nation where students have the opportunity to focus on freshwater fish populations.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$32,570/yr

Texas A&M University4,1(19)

Galveston, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Marine Biology

Marine Biology from Texas A&M University provides training in the marine biological sciences and draws on the expertise from faculty members in multiple marine and coastal-related fields at TAMUG and TAMU.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$17,476/yr

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture3,9(14)

Orono, United States

Marine Policy

The Masters Program in Marine Policy at The University of Maine was founded on the idea that the effective application of marine policy requires practitioners, first, to be fluent in the languages and concepts of both the social and natural sciences, and second, to be able to translate those languages to, and for, users of the resource.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$30,528/yr

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi4,3(3)

Corpus Christi, United States

Coastal and Marine System Science

Highly interdisciplinary, the Coastal and Marine System Science (CMSS) degree program at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is designed to serve graduate students with diverse backgrounds in natural, computational & social sciences, and engineering.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$16,030/yr

Florida Atlantic University4,1(25)

Boca Raton, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Marine Science and Oceanography

Florida Atlantic University has established a new degree program which leads to an MS in Marine Science and Oceanography.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$19,056/yr

Western Washington University4,3(8)

Bellingham, United States Top 8% in Worldwide

Biology - Marine and Estuarine Science

Biology - Marine and Estuarine Science from Western Washington University is a joint offering of the Department of Biology, Huxley College, and Shannon Point Marine Center.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$26,574/yr

University of Wisconsin La Crosse4,2(6)

La Crosse, United States

Aquatic Science

Aquatic Science MS students at University of Wisconsin La Crosse select courses that emphasize aquatic organisms, environmental factors governing life in the water, and water resource management.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$22,572/yr

Memorial University of Newfoundland4,0(63)

St. John's, Canada Top 3% in Worldwide

Sustainable Aquaculture

Memorial University of Newfoundland has led the development of the aquaculture industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. Aquaculture activity in the province has its origins at Memorial University's Marine Sciences Research Laboratory at the Sustainable Aquaculture, the precursor of the Department of Ocean Sciences.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$1,579/yr

West Virginia University4,4(8)

Morgantown, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Wildlife and Fisheries Resources

The Wildlife and Fisheries Resources program at West Virginia University is dedicated to developing the next generation of young fisheries and wildlife professionals.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$30,024/yr