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2022 Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

4 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Master's For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 fishing and fisheries sciences and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fishing and fisheries sciences and management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management (Income $48-$75k)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students whose families make $48-$75k list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #2 spot on the list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students whose families make $48-$75k list, UAF has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 9 masters’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students whose families make $48-$75k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 7 masters’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121.

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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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