2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Fisheries Sciences in the Southeast Region

Fisheries Sciencesdoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #190 out of the 295 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of fisheries sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 doctor's degrees in fisheries sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for fisheries sciences.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Fisheries Sciences in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in fisheries sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Fisheries Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VA

#1 Best Quality In VA

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in fisheries sciences has to check out Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in fisheries sciences in Virginia. More information about a doctorate in fisheries sciences from Virginia Tech

2

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In FL

#1 Best Quality In FL

University of Florida is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in fisheries sciences. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in fisheries sciences in Florida. More information about a doctorate in fisheries sciences from University of Florida

 

Best Fisheries Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the most popular fisheries sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	7
Virginia	126	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fisheries

One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Fisheries Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	66
Forestry	43
Natural Resource Management	9
Wildlife Management	3

Notes and References

• 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).
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