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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Fisheries Sciences is the 290th most popular major in the country with 483 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 298 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in fisheries sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in fisheries sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree fisheries students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fisheries degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #2 spot on the list. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a small school located in Paul Smiths, New York that handed out 6 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Fisheries Sciences Report
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 Fisheries Major list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school situated in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It awarded 55 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major list. This small school is located in Cobleskill, New York, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 bachelors’s fisheries degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Northern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major ranking, coming in at #6. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marquette, Michigan. It awarded 14 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
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Humboldt State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major ranking, coming in at #7. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized school located in Arcata, California that handed out 14 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Humboldt State University
With a ranking of #8, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fisheries 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Juniata College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major list. 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 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s fisheries degrees to qualified students.
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 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Rhode Island landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M College Station
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 1 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Fisheries Sciences Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major ranking. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 0 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fisheries Sciences Report
Utah State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major ranking. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 0 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Delaware State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major ranking. Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s fisheries degrees to qualified students.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fisheries students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Read more about Fisheries Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Eastern Michigan University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fisheries Major ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fisheries Sciences at Eastern Michigan University
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