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Graduate Certificates in Fisheries Sciences

49 Yearly Graduations
51% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A graduate certificate in fisheries is offered at 3 colleges in the United States. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 16% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 4.1% of fisheries graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Fisheries Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 49 people earned their graduate certificate in fisheries. This makes it the 153rd most popular graduate certificate program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in fisheries at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 319
Master’s Degree 60
Graduate Certificate 49
Associate Degree 44
Basic Certificate 18
Doctor’s Degree 13
Undergraduate Certificate 3

Earnings of Fisheries Majors With Graduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for fisheries majors with their graduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for fisheries students who are graduate certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their graduate certificate in fisheries. About 51.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 24
Women 25
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The racial-ethnic distribution of fisheries graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 35
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6
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There are 3 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in fisheries. Learn more about the most popular 3 below:

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
29 Yearly Graduations
50% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Oregon State University tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for fisheries majors who are seeking their graduate certificate. Each year, around 32,300 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $10,425 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $13,446 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 29 people received their graduate certificate in fisheries from Oregon State. Of these students, 50% were women and 13% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
27 Yearly Graduations
46% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

University of Florida comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in fisheries. Roughly 53,300 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $4,477 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $10,770 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 27 people received their graduate certificate in fisheries from UF. Around 21% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 46% were women.

Fisheries Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
49

Below are some popular majors that are similar to fisheries that offer graduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
275
212
87
75
35

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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