2023 Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,700
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 322 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,143 and $22,885 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great wildlife management programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the wildlife management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife for a Master’s list. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 9,808 students enrolled at The University of Montana, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Montana does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Montana]](/colleges/the-university-of-montana/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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