by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 483 people earned their degree in fisheries sciences, making the major the 290th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, fisheries sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,766 and had an average of $26,788 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 43 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fisheries sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fisheries sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Cobleskill, New York, and it awarded 11 associates’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Hocking College landed the #2 spot on the list. Nelsonville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fisheries degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellingham Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major list. This small school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 10 associates’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute Fisheries Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. Hood Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Gresham, Oregon, and it awarded 14 associates’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fisheries Sciences at Mt. Hood Community College
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #5 spot on the list. UAS is a small school located in Juneau, Alaska that handed out 2 associates’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Fisheries Sciences at University of Alaska Southeast
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