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 University of Alaska Fairbanks. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in fisheries, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UAF paid an average of $1,079 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $513 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,568 | $22,227 |
| Fees | $1,586 | $2,060 |
UAF does not offer an online option for its fisheries doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAF Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their PhD in fisheries in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 59.1%.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at UAF in fisheries at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| 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 | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fisheries sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 5 |
*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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