by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in Texas” ranking.
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 Texas, there were 234 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,602 and $28,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in Texas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sul Ross State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in Texas list. Sul Ross State University is a small public school situated in Alpine, Texas. It awarded 14 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in Texas list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in Texas list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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