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2023 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Master's Degree Schools

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for fisheries sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 21 students majoring in fisheries at UF, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fisheries sciences schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 17% of the fisheries majors at the school.

Full Fisheries Sciences at Virginia Tech Report

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fisheries sciences schools in the United States. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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

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#4

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of New England helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fisheries sciences schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the fisheries majors at the school.

Full Fisheries Sciences at University of New England Report

Out of the 9 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.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fisheries sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree fisheries sciences programs. Located in the town of Princess Anne, UMES is a public college with a small student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree fisheries sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Utah State University

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 9 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.

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