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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Fisheries Sciences is the 290th most popular major in the country with 483 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fisheries sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,766 and had an average of $26,788 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 29 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fisheries sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful fisheries sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 22 ’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Paul Smiths, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s fisheries students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fisheries Sciences at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Juniata College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Juniata is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Dover, Delaware is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fisheries degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the #4 spot on the list. Princess Anne, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fisheries degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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