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Graduate Certificates in Fisheries Sciences

56 Yearly Graduations
55% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A graduate certificate in fisheries is offered at 3 colleges in the United States. This degree is more popular with female students, and about 14% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.8% of fisheries graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Fisheries Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students 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 298
Graduate Certificate 56
Associate Degree 43
Master’s Degree 41
Basic Certificate 30
Doctor’s Degree 9
Undergraduate Certificate 6

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 55.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 25
Women 31
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The racial-ethnic distribution of fisheries graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 45
International Students 1
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
48% Women
14% 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 $10,065 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $13,446 per year. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 graduate certificates were handed out to fisheries majors at Oregon State. Around 14% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 48% were women.

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
27 Yearly Graduations
63% Women
15% 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. The fisheries program at University of Florida awarded 27 graduate certificates during the 2020-2021 school year. About 63% of this group were women, and 15% 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 228
Natural Resources Conservation 178
Forestry 68
Wildlife Management 67
Other Resources & Conservation 16

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.

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