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CIP 03.0205 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management.

A program that prepares individuals to apply the principles of marine/aquatic biology, oceanography, natural resource economics, and natural resources management to the development, conservation, and management of freshwater and saltwater environments. Includes instruction in subjects such as wetlands, riverine, lacustrine, coastal, and oceanic water resources; water conservation and use; flood control; pollution control; water supply logistics; wastewater management; aquatic and marine ecology; aquatic and marine life conservation; and the economic and recreational uses of water resources.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 03.0205. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years115
2025Associate degree321
2025Bachelor degree954
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate527
2025Master degree17144
2025Doctorate — research37
2025Certificate under 12 weeks14
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year521
2024Certificate 1–2 years112
2024Associate degree423
2024Bachelor degree982
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate419
2024Master degree14187
2024Doctorate — research45
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year326
2023Certificate 1–2 years113
2023Associate degree323
2023Bachelor degree872
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate727
2023Master degree13205
2023Doctorate — research23
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year420
2022Certificate 1–2 years211
2022Associate degree328
2022Bachelor degree775
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate413
2022Master degree14186
2022Doctorate — research35
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year316
2021Certificate 1–2 years120
2021Associate degree325
2021Bachelor degree773
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate514
2021Master degree12120
2021Doctorate — research25
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year310
2020Certificate 1–2 years120
2020Associate degree427
2020Bachelor degree786
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate524
2020Master degree14147
2020Doctorate — research23
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year311

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 03.0205 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 03 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

39 institutions

Related fields

Natural Resources/Conservation, General. ↗

Environmental Studies. ↗

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Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other. ↗

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. ↗

Environmental/Natural Resource Economics. ↗