by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 340 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,486 and $22,583 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region wildlife students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region. Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 89 ’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Tarleton State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sul Ross State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. Sul Ross State University is a public institution located in Alpine, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Sul Ross State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 41 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Texas A&M Kingsville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 35 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Wildlife Management Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Silver City, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western New Mexico University Wildlife Management Report
Southwest Texas Junior College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Uvalde, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s wildlife degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Southwest Texas Junior College
With a ranking of #7, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 17 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Stephen F Austin State University
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 6 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s wildlife degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Wildlife Management Report
With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 14 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #11, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 2 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at South Plains College
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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