by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Southwest region, there were 340 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,486 and $22,583 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in wildlife management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular wildlife management programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. 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.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 ’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
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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 list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified ’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
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 list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 17 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 16 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sul Ross State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. Sul Ross is a small public school situated in Alpine, Texas. It awarded 14 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified ’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #8, Southwest Texas Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwest Texas Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Uvalde, Texas that handed out 34 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 7 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Western New Mexico University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Silver City, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Plains College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Levelland, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
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