2027 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in Tennessee
[Wildlife Management](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/wildlife-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong wildlife management education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for wildlife management students.
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2027 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in Tennessee
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the wildlife management degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Wildlife Management Schools
Leading the list is Tennessee Technological University, our #1 best value for wildlife management in Tennessee. Tennessee Technological University is a large public school located in the town of Cookeville. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $11,376, while out-of-state students pay about $15,576. Students borrow a median of $13,673 to complete the wildlife management program here. Early-career wildlife management graduates make about $29,936. Set against $13,673 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 76% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at The University Of Tennessee earned it the #2 place for wildlife management. Set in the city of Knoxville, The University Of Tennessee is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,812, while out-of-state students pay about $33,256. Typical student debt for wildlife management graduates is $27,000. Soon after graduation, wildlife management degree recipients from The University Of Tennessee generally make around $30,924. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 42%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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