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2023 Best Fisheries Sciences Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

1 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Fisheries

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans 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 Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Fisheries” 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.

Across Virginia, there were 12 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fisheries sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fisheries sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Fisheries” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Fisheries

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia vets studying fisheries.

Top 1 Best Fisheries Sciences Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Fisheries that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified ’s fisheries students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,314. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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