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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$17,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 155 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,300 and $18,745 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 132 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in wildlife management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildlife management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the wildlife management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The wildlife 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 “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $30-$48k list, UD has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UD is $12,236 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Delaware Wildlife Management Report

#2

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Cobleskill, New York, this small public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill also made our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Cobleskill is $14,937 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at SUNY Cobleskill

#3

Juniata College

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Juniata College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Juniata is located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Juniata, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $17,082 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Juniata.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Juniata College Wildlife Management Report

#4

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Cal U is a medium-sized school located in California, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal U also made our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend California University of Pennsylvania is $14,428 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Wildlife Management at California University of Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #5 spot on the list. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a small school located in Paul Smiths, New York that handed out 20 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College also made our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $20,048 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Paul Smith’s College.

Read more about Wildlife Management at Paul Smith’s College

#6

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Delaware Valley University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2019-2020.

DelVal did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $23,033 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Delaware Valley University.

Read more about Wildlife Management at Delaware Valley University

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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