2026 Best Fisheries Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

Fisheries Sciences programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their fisheries sciences programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for fisheries sciences students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Fisheries Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

Best Schools for Fisheries Sciences in the Southeast Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fisheries sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Fisheries Sciences

1

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Blacksburg, VA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Fisheries Sciences Degrees Awarded

$60,004 Median Starting Salary

Leading the list is Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University, our #1 school for fisheries sciences. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public university. About 86% of students finish within six years. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University awarded about 18 fisheries sciences degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the fisheries sciences program make about $60,004 in their early career. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University graduates carry a median of $23,393 in student loans. More information about a degree in fisheries sciences from Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

2

University Of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Fisheries Sciences Degrees Awarded

$53,216 Median Starting Salary

University Of Florida is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in fisheries sciences, ranking #2. This very large public university is located in the city of Gainesville. Roughly 91% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 33 fisheries sciences students who graduated with this degree at University Of Florida in the most recent data year. Students who receive their fisheries sciences degree from University Of Florida earn around $53,216 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $17,669 to complete this degree. Read more about the fisheries sciences program at University Of Florida

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.