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2024 Best Fisheries Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

2 Colleges in the Southeast Region
65 Fisheries Degrees Awarded
$42,451 Avg Early-Career Salary
Fisheries Sciences degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #290 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for fisheries sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 65 degrees in fisheries sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Master's Degrees in Fisheries
Doctor's Degrees in Fisheries

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fisheries Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Fisheries Sciences in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of fisheries degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Fisheries

1
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Fisheries Degrees Awarded
$46,340 Median Starting Salary

University of Florida is a good choice for students interested in a degree in fisheries sciences. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Those fisheries sciences students who get their degree from University of Florida receive $3,889 more than the average fisheries grad.

More information about a degree in fisheries sciences from University of Florida

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in fisheries sciences needs to take a look at Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.More information about a degree in fisheries sciences from Virginia Tech

Best Fisheries Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best fisheries sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 282 22
Virginia 274 12

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One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Fisheries Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Fisheries Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management 65

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 4,014
Forestry 941
Natural Resource Management 805
Wildlife Management 693
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 6

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