2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 California, there were 194 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,300 and $18,493 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great wildlife management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the wildlife management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid”.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree wildlife students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management in California (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#1 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s wildlife degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Wildlife Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at UC Berkeley

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (With Aid)

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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