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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major

6 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major

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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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree fisheries students.

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fisheries Sciences

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 6 doctorate’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 93%.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Virginia Tech

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon State is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 2 doctorate’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fisheries Sciences at Oregon State

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s fisheries degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Fisheries Sciences at UF

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 0 doctorate’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at UW Seattle

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 doctorate’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Full Iowa State University Fisheries Sciences Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 0 doctorate’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full USU Fisheries Sciences Report

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