by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 200 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in wildlife management. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in wildlife management.
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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 “Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree 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 Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 89 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Western New Mexico University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Western New Mexico University
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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