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2023 Best Value Fisheries Sciences Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$31,872 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,766 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Fisheries Sciences Schools ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for fisheries students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Fisheries Sciences Schools in the United States

Check out the fisheries programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Fisheries Sciences

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $33,857 per year.

Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Fisheries Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great value for fisheries sciences students. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF are $28,659 a year.

UF also claimed a spot on our Best Fisheries Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fisheries sciences schools in the United States. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Fisheries Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Iowa State University

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Oregon State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,579 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME
$39,820 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of New England helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fisheries sciences schools in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNE are $39,820 a year.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at University of New England

Fisheries Sciences by Region

View the Best Value Fisheries Sciences Schools for a specific region near you.

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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