by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,449 people earned their degree in wildlife management, making the major the 186th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, wildlife management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,447 and had an average of $23,043 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 188 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,631 and $19,394 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 184 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in California” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in wildlife management.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree wildlife students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humboldt State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in California list. Humboldt State University is a public institution located in Arcata, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Humboldt State University
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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