| There are two things that marine biologists need to | | | | disposal allow students to get hands on experience |
| get a foot on the career ladder to success - a love | | | | throughout their degree course. That experience |
| of the sea and a first class education. Marine biology | | | | could make all the difference between getting a job |
| is a big growth area in terms of the number of | | | | straight after university and struggling to get on the |
| people now employed in the field and the amount of | | | | first rung of the career ladder. |
| institutes and foundations set up to conserve the | | | | At Texas A&M, you also have the choice of |
| nation's marine wildlife. There are several areas of the | | | | three degree programs - Marine Biology, Marine |
| United States that are havens for marine biologists, | | | | Biology with a License Option and Marine Fisheries - |
| obviously all located on the water and Texas is one | | | | and a certificate program - Biomedical Science/Marine |
| of them. | | | | Biology. You have a good choice of courses there |
| As Texas is located on the Gulf of Mexico, it is as | | | | and can choose the one that best fulfils your wants |
| close to the perfect location for a marine biologist as | | | | and needs. |
| you could get. Better still, you could actually learn | | | | Your Potential |
| your trade there. Texas boasts one of the best | | | | Marine biologists in Texas earn an average of |
| college education programs for marine biology in the | | | | $44,000, with some earning almost double that |
| country. As such, you learn on the water in a field | | | | amount. Not only is the role well paying but there is |
| classroom environment and have time to liaise with | | | | also a lot of potential for career growth. The amount |
| potential employers in the process. | | | | of positions has increased greatly in the recent past |
| Your Learning Options | | | | and more posts are being created all the time. As |
| Marine biology is not a career path for anyone with | | | | such, if you have the qualifications and the hands on |
| no college education at all. Approximately 95% of all | | | | experience that the college department outlined |
| marine biologists graduate with a Bachelor Degree | | | | above can give you then now is the best time to get |
| and the remainder have some college education | | | | ahead. |
| behind them. Texas is undoubtedly one of the best | | | | With the availability of jobs being higher than it has |
| places to go to get that education. | | | | ever been and marine biology being a major growth |
| Texas A&M University has one of the best | | | | area in the local area, you have never had a better |
| marine biology programs in the country. The | | | | chance to enter the profession and begin climbing the |
| Department of Marine Biology is located right on the | | | | career ladder. Take advantage of that if you are |
| Gulf Of Mexico at Galverston Bay National Estuary | | | | committed to conserving marine life for the future |
| and the amazing facilities that they have at their | | | | generations. |