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Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Most Popular Fisheries Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

2 Colleges
$24,363 Avg Salary
$22,673 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fisheries Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, fisheries sciences was ranked #283 in the country. In fact 483 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for fisheries sciences students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Iowa State University

Out of the 2 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Fisheries majors at UMN Twin Cities take out an average of $22,673 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $294.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Best Fisheries Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 1
Iowa 4

Fisheries Sciences is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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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