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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
175 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $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 the Great Lakes region, there were 258 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,850 and $22,319 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 175 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point also made our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UW - Stevens Point is $14,465 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 10 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Michigan Tech is $16,463 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, 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 95%.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State is $19,173 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#5

Otterbein University

Westerville, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Otterbein University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Otterbein University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Westerville, Ohio. It awarded 24 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

Otterbein did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Otterbein University is $23,386 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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