Career Resources

The ocean and marine sciences include an enormous variety of careers and areas of study. If you are beginning to search for a job, or if you are just looking to get a sense of where you can go in the field of ocean and marine science, use the links below to find out more information.

• Marine Careers Program- held March 25, 2011 in Secaucus, NJ. It’s free!
• Guide to Marine Science and Technology Programs in Higher Education – This guide is a collaboration of MTS and MATE and is available to download for FREE.
• Marine Careers.net – This link provides information about careers in marine biology, oceanography, ocean engineering, and related fields.
• Careers in the Marine Sciences – This site is maintained by The Marine Mammal Center.
• Oceanlink Careers in Marine Science – Information about pursuing a career in marine science or marine biology.
• Careers in Oceanography, Marine Science & Marine Biology - This site lists numerous careers in a wide variety of fields in ocean and marine science.
• Oceanography And Your Career – This site is maintained by the Office of Naval Research.
• Careers in Marine Science – This link in an article from the National Sea Grant Library about exploring careers in marine science.
• Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program – A guide to careers in the marine and coastal sciences.

Colleges and Universities with Ocean Science Programs

There is a wide variety of marine science college and university programs to which juniors and seniors in high school could apply.  The field of ocean sciences has broad and multidisciplinary areas of study; some people choose to specialize in college early in their college careers, while others study one of the four major areas of ocean science (biology, chemistry, physics or geology) and specialize in graduate school.

What is most important is that you focus on your own goals and objectives and develop a list of schools that best meets your objectives. Use the links below to help find college and university programs that are best suited to your long-term goals. 

• Marine Biology Web - This link lists college and university programs designed to train college students in marine biology.
• College and University Programs in the Atmospheric, Oceanic, Hydrologic, and Related Sciences – This site is maintained by the American Meteorological Society.
• Colleges & Universities with Programs in Marine Mammalogy - This site is maintained by the Marine Mammal Center.
• U.S. News and World Report Searchable College Directory - This link is a search engine for various undergraduate and graduate all over the United States.
• Peterson’s Educational Portal - This site provides information on a wide variety of college and university programs around the country.
• CollegeNet.com – This search engine tries to match your interests with corresponding college and university programs.
• Overview.com - This college and university search engine matches numerous career fields with college, university, scholarship and financial aid programs that offer opportunities in those fields.