2021 Best Wildlife Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
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158Bachelor's Degrees
$23,680Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Wildlife Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Wildlife Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in wildlife. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great wildlife management programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the wildlife management program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 the Best Wildlife Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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Featured Wildlife Management Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Develop a broad-based interdisciplinary skill set to solve complex environmental problems like climate change, alternative energy and sustainability with a specialized online degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Tarleton State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional wildlife management students. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville. Tarleton not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Wildlife Management in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. 6,360 of Tarleton students are exclusively distance learners. 4,832 of Tarleton students are attending part time.
Stephen F Austin State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches. SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Wildlife Management in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 6,979 students take at least one class online at SFASU. 3,007 of SFASU students are attending part time.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best wildlife management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Wildlife Management in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at NMSU Main Campus is lower than is typical, just 3.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,734 students take at least one class online at NMSU Main Campus. There are roughly 3,478 part time students in attendance at NMSU Main Campus.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Wildlife
One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Wildlife Management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 3 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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