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2023 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Fisheries Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Fisheries Sciences is the #258 most popular major in the country with 106 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Women make up 67% of the fisheries majors at the school.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Fisheries Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 12
Florida 49
Louisiana 0

One of 5 majors within the area of study, fisheries sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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