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2027 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in West Virginia

[Wildlife Management](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/wildlife-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for wildlife management students.

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• Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in West Virginia

2027 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in West Virginia

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in wildlife management, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Wildlife Management Schools

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American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

$8,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,438 Avg Student Debt

$44,409 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in wildlife management, no school beat American Public University System this year. Set in the town of Charles Town, American Public University System is a very large private for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,400. Typical student debt for wildlife management graduates is $23,438. Wildlife Management graduates of American Public University System earn a median of $57,404 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $23,438 median debt.

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

$10,104 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,500 Avg Student Debt

$55,939 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in wildlife management will find it at West Virginia University, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Morgantown, West Virginia University is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $10,104, compared with $28,608 for out-of-state students. Wildlife Management graduates carry a median of $24,500 in student loans. Wildlife Management graduates of West Virginia University earn a median of $29,470 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,500 median debt. The acceptance rate is 89%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.