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2023 Best Fisheries Sciences Master's Degree Schools

5 Colleges
$42,451 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fisheries Sciences Master's Degree 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.

The Best Fisheries Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Fisheries Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for fisheries majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Schools for a Master's in Fisheries Sciences

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best school for fisheries sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fisheries sciences schools in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Oregon State is a very 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 Master’s Degree Schools list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Full Fisheries Sciences at Iowa State University Report

#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New England is a great place for fisheries sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Fisheries Sciences at University of New England Report

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).
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