2026 Best Value Fisheries Sciences Schools in Rhode Island

[Fisheries Sciences](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/fishing-fisheries-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong fisheries sciences education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for fisheries sciences students.
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2026 Best Value Fisheries Sciences Schools in Rhode Island
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the fisheries sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Fisheries Sciences Schools
University Of Rhode Island tops our 2026 list of the best value fisheries sciences schools in Rhode Island. University Of Rhode Island is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kingston. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $16,942, while out-of-state students pay about $37,146. Typical student debt for fisheries sciences graduates is $23,432. Early-career fisheries sciences graduates make about $52,821. Set against $23,432 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Rhode Island admits about 72% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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