by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Wildlife Management is the 186th most popular major in the country with 2,449 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 the Plains States region, there were 161 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,674 and $23,031 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 143 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife management. That schools that top this list have a program in wildlife management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The wildlife school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Ozarks. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Plains States Region list. Hard Work U is a small school located in Point Lookout, Missouri that handed out 10 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at College of the Ozarks
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valley City State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Valley City, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Valley City State University
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 36 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full South Dakota State University Wildlife Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Plains States Region list. Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Dakota Wesleyan University
Missouri Western State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Western State University is a small public school situated in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It awarded 9 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Missouri State University - Springfield
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