by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 144 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,370 and $23,283 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 138 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in fisheries sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular fisheries sciences programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school situated in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It awarded 55 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Fisheries Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Lake Superior State University
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Michigan University is a public institution located in Marquette, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 0 bachelors’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
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