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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fisheries Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

14 Ranked Colleges
315 Degrees Awarded
$12,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Fisheries Sciences is the 267th most popular major in the country with 481 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fisheries sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,120 and had an average of $22,499 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 315 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in fisheries sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fisheries sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fisheries sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The fisheries school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fisheries Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. UW - Stevens Point is a public institution located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is $11,433 for bachelor’s degree fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 35 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue University - Main Campus is $5,879 for bachelor’s degree fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fisheries Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,270 for bachelor’s degree fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M College Station

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 1 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k list, UAF has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAF is $7,341 for bachelor’s degree fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Superior State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lake Superior State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,640 for bachelor’s degree fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lake Superior State University.

Read more about Fisheries Sciences at Lake Superior State University

#8 in overall quality

Utah State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 8 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,034 for Bachelor’s Degree Fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Utah State University.

Full USU Fisheries Sciences Report

#7

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 10 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2019-2020.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,509 for Bachelor’s Degree Fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Rhode Island.

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%.

Full University of Rhode Island Fisheries Sciences Report

#8

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan

Northern Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Marquette, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fisheries students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Michigan University, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,723 for Bachelor’s Degree Fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northern Michigan University.

Read more about Fisheries Sciences at Northern Michigan University

#9

Humboldt State University

Arcata, California

Humboldt State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized school located in Arcata, California that handed out 20 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Humboldt State University, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,775 for Bachelor’s Degree Fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Humboldt State University.

Read more about Fisheries Sciences at Humboldt State University

#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 11 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #13 spot in our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Idaho is $11,735 for bachelor’s degree fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Fisheries Sciences at University of Idaho

#11

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #11. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fisheries degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State University is $15,770 for bachelor’s degree fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Oregon State

#12

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#7 in overall quality

SUNY Cobleskill came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Cobleskill is $14,937 for bachelor’s degree fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Fisheries Sciences at SUNY Cobleskill

#13

Juniata College

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

Juniata College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fisheries degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Juniata not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,082 for bachelor’s degree fisheries students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Juniata College.

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 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Juniata College

#12 in overall quality

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fisheries Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Paul Smiths, New York, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is $20,048 for Bachelor’s Degree Fisheries 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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