2027 Best Value Wildlife Biology Schools in Colorado

[Wildlife Biology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/zoology/wildlife-biology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for wildlife biology students.
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2027 Best Value Wildlife Biology Schools in Colorado
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the wildlife biology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Wildlife Biology Schools
For return on investment in wildlife biology, no school beat Colorado State University Fort Collins this year. Colorado State University Fort Collins is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,373, while out-of-state students pay about $35,061. Wildlife Biology graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Wildlife Biology graduates of Colorado State University Fort Collins earn a median of $27,741 early in their careers. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Colorado State University Fort Collins admits about 88% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.