2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management in the Plains States Region

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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 Plains States region, there were 175 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743.

Full South Dakota State University Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Report

#2

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 1 doctorate’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management at Iowa State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management

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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