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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 65 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,451 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fisheries sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fisheries sciences.

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Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for Fisheries Sciences in the Southeast Region

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 49 ’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.

Full UF Fisheries Sciences Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 12 ’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Virginia Tech

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