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 master’s degree program in fisheries, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Oregon State was $967 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $492 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,257 | $26,109 |
| Fees | $2,012 | $2,012 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Oregon State does offer online classes in its fisheries master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Oregon State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in fisheries in 2019-2020, 71.4% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 69.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in fisheries at Oregon State in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Fisheries Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fisheries sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 17 |
| Natural Resource Management | 51 |
| Forestry | 30 |
| Wildlife Management | 4 |
| Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 2 |
*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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