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Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$26,947 Avg Salary
$26,788 Avg Student Debt

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fisheries Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point to be the most popular school for fisheries sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

About 15% of the students majoring in fisheries at the school are women while 85% are male.

Fisheries majors at UW - Stevens Point take out an average of $20,278 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fisheries sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the fisheries majors at the school.

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#3

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Lake Superior State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fisheries sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Sault Ste Marie, Lake Superior State University is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 21% of the fisheries majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Northern Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fisheries sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in fisheries at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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Best Fisheries Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 43
Ohio 6
Indiana 40
Wisconsin 55

One of 5 majors within the area of study, fisheries sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

  • 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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