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2023 Best Fisheries Sciences Schools

5 Colleges
$29,766 Avg Salary
$26,788 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fisheries Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 106 people earned a degree or certificate in fisheries sciences, making the major the #258 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Fisheries Sciences Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Fisheries Sciences Schools in the United States

Check out the fisheries programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Schools in Fisheries Sciences

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best school in the United States for fisheries sciences students. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for fisheries sciences students. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Fisheries Sciences Schools list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Fisheries Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Fisheries Sciences is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Fisheries

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ootahara.

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