2023 Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking.

Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management is the 270th most popular major in the country with 2,449 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 161 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 7 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management in the Plains States Region

1

Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

#6 overall quality in Plains States

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 masters’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Full Iowa State Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Report

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

Top 25% overall quality in Plains States

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 3 masters’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

• Most Popular Master’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

• *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.