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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities BS in Fisheries Sciences

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 Minnesota - Twin Cities. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in fisheries, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the UMN Twin Cities BS in Fisheries

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The fisheries major at UMN Twin Cities is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fisheries. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for UMN Twin Cities.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for Fisheries Sciences 3
Highest Paid Fisheries Sciences Graduates 5
Most Focused Colleges for Fisheries Sciences 14

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Fisheries from UMN Twin Cities Cost?

$15,027 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$19,449 Average Student Debt

UMN Twin Cities Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities paid an average of $1,216 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $512 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,318 $31,616
Fees $1,709 $1,709
Books and Supplies $1,000 $1,000
On Campus Room and Board $10,358 $10,358
On Campus Other Expenses $2,434 $2,434

Learn more about UMN Twin Cities tuition and fees.

UMN Twin Cities Fisheries BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Fisheries students who received their bachelor’s degree at UMN Twin Cities took out an average of $19,449 in student loans. That is 14% lower than the national average of $22,499.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Fisheries From UMN Twin Cities?

$24,600 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of fisheries students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMN Twin Cities is $24,600 per year. That is 6% lower than the national average of $26,120.

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Does UMN Twin Cities Offer an Online BS in Fisheries?

Online degrees for the UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities Online Learning page.

UMN Twin Cities Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Fisheries

48 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
64.6% Women
12.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 48 bachelor’s degrees in fisheries awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 64.6% of the fisheries students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.5% of the fisheries bachelor’s degrees at UMN Twin Cities in 2018-2019. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 14%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 41
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

BS in Fisheries Focus Areas at UMN Twin Cities

Fisheries Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management 48

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fisheries sciences.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 86
Forestry 47

View All Fisheries Sciences Related Majors >

References

*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.

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