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2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master's in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,331 people earned their degree in wildlife management, making the major the 181st most popular in the United States. 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 Alaska, there were 28 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,325 and $26,561 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $30-$48k) in Alaska

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alaska master’s degree wildlife students whose families make $30-$48k list, UAF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAF are $24,287.

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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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