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2023 Best Value Fisheries Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$29,632 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,363 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fisheries Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, fisheries sciences was ranked #283 in the country. In fact 483 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for fisheries students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Fisheries Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the fisheries programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Fisheries Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for fisheries sciences students. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Fisheries Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Fisheries Sciences at Iowa State University Report

Out of the 2 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year. On average, fisheries graduates from UMN Twin Cities take out $22,673 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $294.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 15% of our Best Fisheries Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Best Fisheries Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best fisheries sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 1
Iowa 4

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

Majors Similar to Fisheries

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 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ootahara.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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