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2023 Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region

2 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$30,600 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.

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 Southeast region, there were 65 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,451 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in fisheries sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular fisheries sciences programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region fisheries students.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fisheries Sciences at UF

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Fisheries Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified ’s fisheries students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Fisheries Sciences at Virginia Tech

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