2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Wildlife Management School for You
In 2020-2021, 2,449 people earned a degree or certificate in wildlife management, making the major the #186 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Wildlife Management Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for wildlife students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Wildlife Management Schools
Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Military University are $7,360 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, American Military University also is in the top 5% of our Best Wildlife Management Schools ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Haywood Community College is a great value for wildlife management students. Located in the suburb of Clyde, Haywood Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Haywood Community College are $8,724 per year.
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Out of the 51 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best wildlife management schools in the United States. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year. After completing their degree, wildlife graduates from South Dakota State carry an average student debtload of $24,874.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Dakota State also is in the top 15% of our Best Wildlife Management Schools ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bemidji State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Schools list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bemidji State University are $9,806 a year. After completing their degree, wildlife graduates from Bemidji State University carry an average student debtload of $19,500.
Bemidji State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Wildlife Management Schools list.
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Valley City State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for wildlife management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Valley City State University are $12,969 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Valley City State University also is in the top 5% of our Best Wildlife Management Schools ranking.
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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Schools list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFASU are $21,616 per year. Wildlife majors at SFASU take out an average of $28,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value wildlife management programs. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 a year. The average amount in student loans that wildlife majors at UW - Stevens Point take out is $25,806.
UW - Stevens Point also claimed a spot on our Best Wildlife Management Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for wildlife management students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Wildlife Management Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Clemson University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wildlife Management Schools ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clemson are $38,550 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 15% of our Best Wildlife Management Schools ranking.
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Wildlife Management Related Majors for Wildlife
Wildlife Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Wildlife
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 22,254 |
| Natural Resource Management | 2,933 |
| Forestry | 2,233 |
| Fisheries Sciences | 483 |
| Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 151 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.
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