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2023 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Of the 6 students majoring in fisheries at Virginia Tech, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Virginia Tech

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for fisheries sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Fisheries Sciences at University of Florida Report

Best Fisheries Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best fisheries sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 12
Florida 49
Louisiana 0

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

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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