Fisheries Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

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

UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 8,302. Of the 1,727 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point in 2021, 55 of them were fisheries sciences majors.

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.

UW - Stevens Point Fisheries Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fisheries

UW - Stevens Point Fisheries Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the fisheries progam at UW - Stevens Point compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The fisheries major at UW - Stevens Point 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
Most Focused Fisheries Sciences Schools	5

Earnings of UW - Stevens Point Fisheries Graduates

The median salary of fisheries students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Stevens Point is $33,067. This is 19% higher than $27,857, which is the national average for all fisheries bachelor's degree recipients.

Fisheries Student Demographics at UW - Stevens Point

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

UW - Stevens Point Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 fisheries majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW - Stevens Point. Of these graduates, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fisheries at UW - Stevens Point 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 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point with a bachelor's in fisheries.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Stevens Point also has a doctoral program available in fisheries. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• Wildlife Management
• Natural Resource 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Fish and Game Wardens	340	$49,420
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	280	$52,100

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 self under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.