by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 12 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,509 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 0 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fisheries sciences.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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 a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s 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%.
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