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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 483 people earned their degree in fishing and fisheries sciences and management, making the major the 643rd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 298 fishing and fisheries sciences and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in fishing and fisheries sciences and management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fishing and fisheries sciences and management.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major. 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major list. UW - Stevens Point is a public institution located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 83 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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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Northern Michigan University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major ranking. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marquette, Michigan. It awarded 14 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Humboldt State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major list. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Arcata, California. It awarded 14 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Juniata College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major ranking. Juniata is located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major ranking. 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 40 students in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Rhode Island ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major list. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 14 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Delaware State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major ranking, coming in at #14. Delaware State University is a medium-sized school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 0 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major ranking. Fort Collins, Colorado 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 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Eastern Michigan University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 0 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Utah State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Major ranking. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 0 bachelors’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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