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2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$32,260 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,516 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Wildlife Management

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point to be the best value school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point.

UW - Stevens Point undergraduate students pay an average of $17,035 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

#2

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Otterbein University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s 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 college with a small student population.

Otterbein undergraduate students pay an average of $33,674 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Wildlife Management at Otterbein University Report

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 moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

Michigan Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $39,723 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for wildlife management students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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 also claimed a spot on our Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Wildlife Management at Michigan State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #5 for overall quality for wildlife in the Great Lakes Region .

Read full report on Wildlife Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Best 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

One of 5 majors within the area of study, wildlife management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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