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Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) is the ocean-oriented branch campus of Texas A&M University offering numerous opportunities in Research and Graduate Studies. There are over 35 TAMUG faculty actively participating in extramural research encompassing the areas of marine biology, marine sciences, marine environmental and conservation studies, marine/maritime engineering, as well as being involved in maritime business, law, policy and management. Research is focused largely in the areas of bay and estuary ecosystems, coastal and beach processes, geochemical cycling in the marine/aquatic/atmospheric systems, marine life studies, and offshore/deepwater environments.

An average of 50-100 funded research projects are active at any one time. These projects averaged $3.36 million over the last five years. Funding is provided from such agencies as National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, Sea Grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, the State of Texas and a variety of private foundations and industries. Most notable of these is the TAMUG-based Texas Institute of Oceanography, whose mission is to support Texas scientists conducting research in the marine sciences, and to provide the research and technological base for the development of marine-related businesses in Texas and around the Gulf of Mexico.

Texas A&M University at Galveston currently offers three Master’s programs, Marine Resources Management, Marine Biology and Maritime Administration and Logistics, and one Doctoral program, Marine Biology. Students are able to take classes offered by Texas A&M University on the Galveston campus in pursuit of their graduate degree. Because Texas A&M University at Galveston is a branch campus of Texas A&M University, students receive their degrees from Texas A&M University and become members of the Association of Former student upon graduation.

In addition, Texas A&M University at Galveston is home to a large number of TAMU graduate students who are housed on the Texas A&M University at Galveston campus doing research under the guidance and supervision of a TAMU/TAMUG graduate faculty advisor. These students are involved in such areas as Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Oceanography, Biology, Rangeland Ecology and Management, Civil Engineering and Ocean Engineering. Many of the Texas A&M University at Galveston graduate faculty have joint appointments with departments in College Station.

Located on the shores of Galveston Bay with close access to the Gulf of Mexico, Texas A&M University at Galveston has facilities at three separate campus locations. Most instructional programs are taught at the 130-acre Mitchell Campus on Pelican Island. The 10-acre Offatts Bayou campus houses the Center for Marine Training and Safety.