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

5 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states 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 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 Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Valley City State University is a small public school situated in Valley City, North Dakota. It awarded 14 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

Valley City State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Valley City State University is $11,981 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Valley City State University Wildlife Management Report

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,252 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend South Dakota State University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State Wildlife Management Report

#3

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Western State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri Western also took the #5 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri Western State University is $10,958 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Wildlife Management at Missouri Western

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #4 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Missouri State is $16,725 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Wildlife Management Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Northwest Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 13 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest also took the #4 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest is $12,354 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at Northwest

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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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