The 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 University of Idaho. 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 U of I was ranked #17 on College Factual's Best Schools for fisheries list. It is also ranked #1 in Idaho.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at U of I was $1,330 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $368 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,182 | $25,418 |
Fees | $2,122 | $2,122 |
Books and Supplies | $1,130 | $1,130 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,080 | $9,080 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,306 | $3,306 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at U of I in Fisheries walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 20% higher than the national average of $22,499.
fisheries who receive their bachelor’s degree from U of I make an average of $25,194 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $26,120.
Online degrees for the U of I fisheries bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the U of I Online Learning page.
Women made up around 27.3% of the fisheries students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 37.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in fisheries at U of I in 2019-2020, 27.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Fisheries Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management | 11 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Natural Resources Conservation | 28 |
Natural Resource Management | 21 |
Forestry | 38 |
Wildlife Management | 35 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.