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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
164 Degrees Awarded
$16,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 355 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 164 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $75-$110k list, BYU - I has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $9,850 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Logan, Utah 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 39 students in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $16,895 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend USU.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 35 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #3 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U of I is $17,509 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UM is $18,209 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 13 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also took the #2 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $21,587 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend MSU Bozeman.

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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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