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Fisheries Sciences at Northern Michigan University

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Fisheries Sciences at Northern Michigan University

If you are interested in studying fisheries sciences, you may want to check out the program at Northern Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and approximately 7,368 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in fisheries from Northern Michigan University.

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.

Northern Michigan University Fisheries Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Fisheries

Northern Michigan University Fisheries Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the fisheries progam at Northern Michigan University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The fisheries major at Northern Michigan University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fisheries Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Schools 9
Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 11
Best Fisheries Sciences Schools 15

Fisheries Student Demographics at Northern Michigan University

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

Northern Michigan University Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of fisheries bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fisheries at Northern Michigan University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Northern Michigan University also has a doctoral program available in fisheries. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MI, the home state for Northern Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 280 $50,060
Fish and Game Wardens 200 $58,740

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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