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2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
175 Degrees Awarded
$9,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,331 people earned their degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management, making the major the 267th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 258 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 175 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $4,367 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison.

The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 10 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech also made our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan Technological University is $8,295 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Michigan State University is $6,686 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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#4

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stevens Point, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Stevens Point is $11,446 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Otterbein University

Westerville, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Otterbein University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

Otterbein also made our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $17,028 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Otterbein.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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