2023 Best Value Fisheries Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Fisheries Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for fisheries students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point to be the best value school for fisheries sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, fisheries majors at UW - Stevens Point accumulate an average of around $20,278 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Superior State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Lake Superior State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Sault Ste Marie.
Lake Superior State University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humboldt State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Humboldt State University undergraduate students pay an average of $19,744 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Michigan University are $18,828 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Oregon State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fisheries sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.
Oregon State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,579 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that fisheries majors at Oregon State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,016.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 10% of our Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fisheries sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of I are $27,576 a year.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year. The average amount in student loans that fisheries majors at UMN Twin Cities take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,190. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $294.
UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree fisheries sciences programs. Located in the rural area of Paul Smiths, Paul Smith's College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Paul Smith’s College undergraduate students pay an average of $31,115 in tuition and fees each year.
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Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
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| Wildlife Management | 2,449 |
| Forestry | 2,233 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
- 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).
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