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2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Wildlife Management is the 181st most popular major in the country with 2,331 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, wildlife management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,370 and had an average of $20,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 594 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,844 and $20,545 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in wildlife management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent wildlife management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the wildlife management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality
$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 10 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree wildlife students whose families make $0-$30k list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality
$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 6 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree wildlife students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality
$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 25 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality
$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree wildlife students whose families make $0-$30k list, WVU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality
$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s wildlife students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
$12,087 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

ATU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ATU are $12,087.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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