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Graduate Certificate in Fisheries Sciences

Graduate Certificates in Fisheries Sciences

31 Yearly Graduations
65% Women
19% 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 19% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Fisheries Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 31 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 342
Master’s Degree 42
Associate Degree 41
Basic Certificate 34
Graduate Certificate 31
Doctor’s Degree 13
Undergraduate Certificate 2

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 64.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 11
Women 20
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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 4
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3
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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
60% Women
15% 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 $11,145 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, 60% were women and 15% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
27 Yearly Graduations
73% Women
27% 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. About 73% of this group were women, and 27% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

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

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resource Management 295
Natural Resources Conservation 209
Forestry 72
Wildlife Management 58
Other Resources & Conservation 46

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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