by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
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.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 29 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in fisheries sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fisheries sciences.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region fisheries students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 22 ’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Paul Smiths, New York, and it awarded 6 ’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Juniata College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 ’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the #4 spot on the list. Princess Anne, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fisheries degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 0 ’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
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