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CIP 26.1302 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography.

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.

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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 Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 26.1302. 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
2025Associate degree217
2025Bachelor degree702,157
2025Master degree30365
2025Doctorate — research1984
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year213
2024Associate degree221
2024Bachelor degree711,902
2024Master degree26346
2024Doctorate — research1873
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year111
2023Associate degree340
2023Bachelor degree731,828
2023Master degree29379
2023Doctorate — research1988
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year116
2022Associate degree327
2022Bachelor degree691,608
2022Master degree27255
2022Doctorate — research1676
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year110
2021Associate degree339
2021Bachelor degree701,502
2021Master degree28204
2021Doctorate — research1871
2020Certificate 1–2 years11
2020Associate degree430
2020Bachelor degree701,544
2020Master degree26244
2020Doctorate — research1880

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 26.1302 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 26 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

97 institutions

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