2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Far Western US region, there were 308 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,900 and $19,829 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management in the Far Western US Region

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Wildlife Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at Oregon State

#2

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 the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 1 doctorate’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.

Read more about Wildlife Management at University of California - Berkeley

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.

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