You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in fisheries sciences. It is ranked #237 out of 363 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of fisheries sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 115 bachelor's degrees in fisheries sciences to qualified students.
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To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on fisheries sciences students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of fisheries sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt fisheries sciences students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fisheries sciences related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fisheries sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.
The fisheries school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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It is hard to beat Oregon State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in fisheries sciences. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the fisheries program report average early career income of $33,314.
Humboldt State University is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in fisheries sciences. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Arcata.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the fisheries program earn around $29,862 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
