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2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
306 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wildlife Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Wildlife Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southwest region, there were 306 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,700 and $21,632 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wildlife Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildlife management programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Wildlife Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region wildlife students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Wildlife Management in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region wildlife students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Wildlife Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 ’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.

SFASU also made our “Best Wildlife Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,723 for Southwest Region Wildlife students with aid.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Wildlife Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Wildlife Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region wildlife students with aid.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Wildlife Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Wildlife Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $19,057 for Southwest Region Wildlife students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 33 ’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for southwest region wildlife students with aid.

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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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