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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $75-$110k) in South Dakota

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master's in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 South Dakota, there were 55 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,800 and $22,875 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildlife management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the wildlife management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota master’s degree wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $75-$110k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full South Dakota State Wildlife Management Report

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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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