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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 175 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,450 and $20,104 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 143 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in wildlife management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great wildlife management programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valley City State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Valley City, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2019-2020.

Valley City State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Valley City State University is $13,866 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $20,754 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Wildlife Management at South Dakota State University

#3

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Western State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Joseph, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri Western, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Missouri Western State University is $14,235 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 13 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,385 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northwest.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #5 spot on the list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also made our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Missouri State University - Springfield is $18,298 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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