Fisheries Sciences at University of Florida

Every fisheries sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fisheries program at University of Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 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.

UF Fisheries Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Fisheries
• Doctorate Degree in Fisheries

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UF offers distance education options for fisheries at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UF Fisheries Sciences Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in fisheries, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Fisheries Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Fisheries Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of fisheries master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a fisheries master's degree from UF, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the fisheries master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• Wildlife Management
• Forestry

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	870	$47,310

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.