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2023 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Fisheries Sciences Doctor'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 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for fisheries majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for fisheries sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in fisheries at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Virginia Tech

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Full Fisheries Sciences at Oregon State University Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fisheries sciences schools in the United States. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at University of Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Fisheries Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for fisheries sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Full Fisheries Sciences at Utah State University Report

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

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Iowa State University

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 6 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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