by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Fisheries Sciences is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at Oregon State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in fisheries, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Oregon State was ranked #8 on College Factual's Best Schools for fisheries list. It is also ranked #2 in Oregon.
Here are some of the other rankings for Oregon State.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Oregon State was $632 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $212 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,846 | $29,445 |
| Fees | $2,012 | $2,012 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,200 | $13,200 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,742 | $2,742 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Fisheries students who received their bachelor’s degree at Oregon State took out an average of $30,076 in student loans. That is 34% higher than the national average of $22,499.
fisheries who receive their bachelor’s degree from Oregon State make an average of $30,554 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $26,120.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Oregon State does offer online classes in its fisheries bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Oregon State Online Learning page.
About 60.0% of the students who received their BS in fisheries in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in fisheries at Oregon State in 2019-2020, 18.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 57 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Fisheries Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management | 75 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fisheries sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 93 |
| Natural Resource Management | 142 |
| Forestry | 12 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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