2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $30-$48k) in Montana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Montana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Montana, there were 94 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,200 and $22,746 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $30-$48k) in Montana

#1

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s wildlife students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also took the #0 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446.

Read more about Wildlife Management at MSU Bozeman

#2

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s wildlife students in 2019-2020.

UM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242.

Read more about Wildlife Management at UM

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.

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