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MASTER'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 0303

Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management: is this master's degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$67,836 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$67,836Median year-4 earnings

$6,541Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$67,836Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

31thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $48,077
Federal debt: $26,063
Reporting programs: 10

9 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $67,836
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$67,836National median$67,83675th percentile$67,836

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of Florida$67,836

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersSOC 45-1011 · 1 crosswalk linksFishing and Hunting WorkersSOC 45-3031 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR FISHING AND FISHERIES SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	University of FloridaMaster's Degree	Gainesville, FL	$67,836	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,541

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.