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2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 155 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,300 and $18,745 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 132 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

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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Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Cobleskill, New York, this small public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill also made our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $16,647 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

Read more about Wildlife Management at SUNY Cobleskill

#2

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in California, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students list, Cal U has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $18,154 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife students per year to attend California University of Pennsylvania.

Full California University of Pennsylvania Wildlife Management Report

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #3 spot on the list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Delaware is $17,220 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Delaware Wildlife Management Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Paul Smiths, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College also made our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is $23,784 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife students.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

#5

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. DelVal is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students list, DelVal has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $27,587 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife students per year to attend Delaware Valley University.

Read more about Wildlife Management at Delaware Valley University

#6

Juniata College

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Juniata College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Juniata College is located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.

Juniata not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $22,597 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students per year to attend Juniata.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Juniata College 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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