2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2021-2022, 2,446 people earned their degree in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management, making the major the 270th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 290 wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management. That schools that top this list have a program in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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The wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Southwest Region”.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management in the Southwest Region

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Read more about Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management at Texas A&M Kingsville

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

#23 overall quality in Southwest

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management at Texas Tech University

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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