2026 Best Value Fisheries Sciences Schools in the New England Region
[Fisheries Sciences](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/fishing-fisheries-sciences/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for fisheries sciences students.
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2026 Best Value Fisheries Sciences Schools in the New England Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the fisheries sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Fisheries Sciences Schools
University Of Rhode Island tops our 2026 list of the best value fisheries sciences schools in the New England Region. Set in the suburb of Kingston, University Of Rhode Island is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $16,942 in tuition and fees, compared with $37,146 for out-of-state students. Fisheries Sciences graduates carry a median of $23,432 in student loans. Early-career fisheries sciences graduates make about $52,821. Set against $23,432 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 72%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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