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

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

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$42,451 Avg Salary

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.

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for fisheries sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize 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.

Full Fisheries Sciences at University of Florida Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for fisheries sciences students working on their master’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Women make up 17% of the fisheries majors at the school.

Full Fisheries Sciences at Virginia Tech Report

Best Fisheries Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best fisheries sciences colleges 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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