University of California, Santa Barbara / Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science is located in Santa Barbara, CA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required 39 units
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 31 units

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

Applied

Accepted

Enrolled

Applying

Application Fee - Domestic

110

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

Total Graduate Students

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	74%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	7.41%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	11.11%

Gender

Male (48%)

Female (51%)

Faculty

Total faculty

Full-time - 39

Part-time - 0

Male (28)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Ocean carbon cycling, paleoceanography, physiology of marine organisms, bio-optical oceanography, biological oceanography
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Life Sciences Building, Room 4314
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9620
United States

Contact Prof. Libe Washburn
Chair/Professor of Geography
Email: libe.washburn@ucsb.edu
Phone: 805-893-7367
Fax: 805-893-2578

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