by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 322 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,143 and $22,885 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their wildlife management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #1 spot on the list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s wildlife degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #2 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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