2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree School for You
Wildlife Management is the #186 most popular major in the country with 2,449 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Wildlife Management
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for wildlife management students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.
UW - Stevens Point undergraduate students pay an average of $17,035 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Otterbein University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Otterbein are $33,674 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Michigan Tech are $39,723 a year.
Michigan Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value wildlife management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $41,290 per year. On average, wildlife graduates from Michigan State take out $28,474 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $431.
Michigan State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.
UW - Madison also took the #5 spot in our Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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Request InformationBest Wildlife Management Colleges by State
Explore the best wildlife management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 74 |
| Ohio | 71 |
| Illinois | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 97 |
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Majors Related to Wildlife
One of 5 majors within the area of study, wildlife management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 5 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.