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2023 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Fisheries Sciences Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fisheries Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

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

Of the 6 students majoring in fisheries at Virginia Tech, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Fisheries Sciences at Virginia Tech Report

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for fisheries sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fisheries sciences schools in the United States. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Full Fisheries Sciences at University of Florida Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for fisheries sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Full Fisheries Sciences at Iowa State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for fisheries sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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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 6 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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