by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 139 people earned their degree in aquaculture, making the major the 980th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 aquaculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in aquaculture. That schools that top this list have a program in aquaculture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree aquaculture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major list. This small school is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s aquaculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Aquaculture Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s aquaculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #3 spot on the list. University of New England is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #4 spot on the list. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Aquaculture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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