You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in fisheries sciences. It is ranked #290 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fisheries sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 degrees in fisheries sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The fisheries school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fisheries Sciences Schools in Michigan.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fisheries degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is difficult to beat Lake Superior State University if you wish to pursue a degree in fisheries sciences. Located in the town of Sault Ste Marie, Lake Superior State University is a public university with a small student population.
Students who graduate with their degree from the fisheries program report average early career earnings of $24,289.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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