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2023 Best Fisheries Sciences Master's Degree Schools

5 Colleges
$42,451 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fisheries Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Fisheries Sciences is the #283 most popular major in the country with 483 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Fisheries Sciences Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Fisheries Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the fisheries master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Schools for a Master's in Fisheries Sciences

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best school in the United States for fisheries sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Fisheries Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Fisheries Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Fisheries Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of New England helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fisheries sciences schools in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Fisheries Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Fisheries Sciences is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 22,254
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ootahara.

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