by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Aquaculture is the 980th most popular major in the country with 148 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 aquaculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in aquaculture. That schools that top this list have a program in aquaculture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #1 spot on the list. Pine Bluff, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s aquaculture degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky State University landed the #2 spot on the list. KY State is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s aquaculture degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #3 spot on the list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s aquaculture degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major list. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s aquaculture students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified masters’s aquaculture students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
