by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 139 people earned their degree in aquaculture, making the major the 980th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 17 aquaculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in aquaculture. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their aquaculture program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree aquaculture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brunswick Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major list. Brunswick Community College is a small school located in Bolivia, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s aquaculture degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carteret Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major. Located in Morehead City, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s aquaculture students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morrisville State College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major. Morrisville State College is located in Morrisville, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s aquaculture degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Aquaculture at Morrisville State College
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the #4 spot on the list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized school located in Twin Falls, Idaho that handed out 3 associates’s aquaculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Aquaculture at College of Southern Idaho
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinidad State Junior College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major. Trinidad State Junior College is a small school located in Trinidad, Colorado that handed out 1 associates’s aquaculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Aquaculture at Trinidad State Junior College
Hillsborough Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s aquaculture students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Indian River State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major list. Indian River State College is a fairly large school located in Fort Pierce, Florida that handed out 2 associates’s aquaculture degrees in 2021-2022.
Community College of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major ranking, coming in at #7. Community College of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Warwick, Rhode Island. It awarded 0 associates’s aquaculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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