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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the New England Region

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Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 483 people earned their degree in fisheries sciences, making the major the 290th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, fisheries sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,766 and had an average of $26,788 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 18 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fisheries sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fisheries sciences.

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Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region fisheries students.

Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for Fisheries Sciences in the New England Region

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fisheries degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of New England
Biddeford, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the New England Region list. University of New England is a medium-sized school located in Biddeford, Maine that handed out 4 ’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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