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2022 Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

14 Ranked Colleges
315 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 315 fishing and fisheries sciences and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 14 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students with aid.

Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#2 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 For Those Getting Aid list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school situated in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It awarded 61 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point also made our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,465 for bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students with aid per year to attend UW - Stevens Point.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also made our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $10,333 for Bachelor’s Degree Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management students with aid per year to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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#3

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Superior State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Lake Superior State University is a small school located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan that handed out 24 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Lake Superior State University also made our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Superior State University is $12,398 for Bachelor’s Degree Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management students with aid.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend URI is $20,607 for Bachelor’s Degree Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#8 in overall quality

Utah State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for USU is $13,634 for bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students with aid.

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#8

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#7 in overall quality

SUNY Cobleskill did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 13 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Cobleskill, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,647 for bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students with aid per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

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#9

Humboldt State University

Arcata, California
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Humboldt State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Humboldt State University is a public institution located in Arcata, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Humboldt State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Humboldt State University is $14,692 for Bachelor’s Degree Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management students with aid.

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#10

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

Oregon State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $20,016 for Bachelor’s Degree Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#11

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#13 in overall quality

University of Idaho came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students with aid list, U of I has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend U of I is $14,132 for bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students with aid.

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#12

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,453 for bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students with aid per year to attend Northern Michigan University.

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#13

Juniata College

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

Juniata College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Juniata College is located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees to qualified students.

Juniata also made our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Juniata is $22,597 for bachelor’s degree fishing and fisheries sciences and management students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#12 in overall quality

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Paul Smiths, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Paul Smith’s College is $23,784 for Bachelor’s Degree Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management students with aid.

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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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