2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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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 Southwest region, there were 306 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 masters’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (Income $48-$75k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.

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