You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in aquaculture. It is ranked #980 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Aquaculture Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 139 degrees in aquaculture to qualified students.
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 Aquaculture Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of aquaculture degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat Clemson University if you want to pursue a degree in aquaculture. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 33 aquaculture students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in aquaculture needs to look into Auburn University. Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the city of Auburn. This university ranks 3rd out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 28 aquaculture students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available.
Morrisville State College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in aquaculture. Morrisville State College is a small public college located in the rural area of Morrisville. This college ranks 134th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 5 aquaculture students who graduated with this degree at Morrisville State College in the most recent data year.
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).
