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Fisheries Sciences at Iowa State University

Fisheries Sciences at Iowa State University

If you plan to study fisheries sciences, take a look at what Iowa State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fisheries Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Fisheries Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Fisheries

Iowa State Fisheries Sciences Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in fisheries, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Fisheries Student Demographics at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fisheries majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State Fisheries Sciences Master’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of fisheries master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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In the fisheries master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a master's in fisheries.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Fisheries Sciences

The following fisheries concentations are available at Iowa State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Iowa State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management 4

Careers That Fisheries Grads May Go Into

A degree in fisheries can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 230 $58,040
Fish and Game Wardens 130 $82,520

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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