by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Fisheries Major for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 associate degree level specifically, there were 43 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Fisheries Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in fisheries sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful fisheries sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Fisheries Major for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree fisheries students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mt. Hood Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Fisheries Major for an Associate. Mt. Hood Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Gresham, Oregon. It awarded 14 associates’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fisheries Major for an Associate list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 11 associates’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellingham Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fisheries Major for an Associate list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s fisheries students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fisheries Sciences at Bellingham Technical College
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Fisheries Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Hocking College landed the #4 spot on the list. Hocking College is located in Nelsonville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s fisheries degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Fisheries Sciences at Hocking Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Southeast. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fisheries Major for an Associate list. University of Alaska Southeast is a small public school situated in Juneau, Alaska. It awarded 2 associates’s fisheries degrees 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.
Full University of Alaska Southeast Fisheries Sciences Report
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