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2022 Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

4 Ranked Colleges
139 Degrees Awarded
$9,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 481 people earned their degree in fishing and fisheries sciences and management, making the major the 551st most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 148 fishing and fisheries sciences and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 139 fishing and fisheries sciences and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in fishing and fisheries sciences and management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fishing and fisheries sciences and management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fishing and fisheries sciences and management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is $11,433 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees to qualified students.

Purdue also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $5,879 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

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#3

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lake Superior State University is a public institution located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lake Superior State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lake Superior State University is $9,640 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marquette, Michigan. It awarded 19 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Michigan University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Michigan University is $11,723 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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