2023 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Fisheries Sciences Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
2023 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Fisheries Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the Southeast Region for fisheries sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in fisheries at UF, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fisheries sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Women make up 17% of the fisheries majors at the school.
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Explore the best fisheries sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 12 |
| Florida | 49 |
| Louisiana | 0 |
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Majors Related to Fisheries
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).
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