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

12 Ranked Colleges
448 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management is the 267th most popular major in the country with 2,331 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 594 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 448 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

UF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $1,994 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Athens, Georgia 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 47 students in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $7,541 for southeast 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 2.5%, 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 94%.

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#3

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students in 2019-2020.

McNeese also took the #8 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,892 for southeast region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend McNeese State University.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $11,138 for southeast region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 30 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #4 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,224 for southeast region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Knoxville.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

West Virginia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. WVU is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 58 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k list, WVU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WVU is $9,213 for southeast region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 55 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,986 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mississippi State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#8

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee
#9 in overall quality

Tennessee Technological University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Tennessee Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 35 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,641 for southeast region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tennessee Technological University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#9

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#10 in overall quality

Murray State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Murray State is a medium-sized school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 21 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Murray State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,839 for southeast region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Murray State.

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#10

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
#12 in overall quality

Arkansas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

ATU also made our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $9,842 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Arkansas Tech University.

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#11

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#11 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Kentucky University is $12,397 for southeast region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

Auburn University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

Auburn also made our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $18,394 for southeast region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

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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%.

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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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