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Fisheries Sciences at Purdue University-Main Campus

If you are interested in studying Fisheries Sciences, take a look at what Purdue University-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue University-Main Campus sits in West Lafayette, IN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 54 fisheries sciences graduations were recorded at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Online & Distance Learning at Purdue University-Main Campus

Distance learning is available at Purdue University-Main Campus. Among 58,658 students, 4,902 (8%) studied exclusively online and 16,751 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Fisheries Sciences Rankings at Purdue University-Main Campus

Use these rankings to compare Purdue University-Main Campus’s Fisheries Sciences program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Indiana	#1 of 1
Best Value	Indiana	#1 of 1
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#2 of 5
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#3 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#4 of 14
Best Value	Nationwide	#7 of 14

Earnings for Fisheries Sciences Graduates from Purdue University-Main Campus

Graduates of Purdue University-Main Campus’s Fisheries Sciences program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$21,754
2 years	$20,140
3 years	$29,210
4 years	$32,241
5 years	$40,186

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Fisheries Sciences graduates from Purdue University-Main Campus earn a median of $32,241, compared with $79,539 for all Purdue University-Main Campus graduates — about 59% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Fisheries Sciences graduates from Purdue University-Main Campus comes in at $20,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Fisheries Sciences graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Fisheries Sciences graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus are 70% women (38) and 30% men (16).

Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Among the 54 bachelor’s fisheries sciences graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, 70% were women (38) and 30% were men (16).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Fisheries Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	42
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	2
Asian	3
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 19% of Fisheries Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, above the national average of 11%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Fisheries Sciences Concentrations at Purdue University-Main Campus

The Fisheries Sciences program at Purdue University-Main Campus breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fishery Management	54

Best-Paid Careers for Fisheries Sciences Graduates

Those who complete Fisheries Sciences program at Purdue University-Main Campus go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Fisheries Sciences majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Fishing and Hunting Workers	$51,869
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$36,803

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.