2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for wildlife students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Wildlife Management
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for wildlife management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year. On average, wildlife graduates from USU take out $23,726 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $27,576 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, wildlife majors at U of I accumulate an average of around $24,759 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, wildlife graduates from UM carry an average student debtload of $27,938. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $260.
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Explore the best wildlife management colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 11 |
| Utah | 56 |
| Idaho | 47 |
| Montana | 111 |
| Wyoming | 6 |
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Majors Related to Wildlife
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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 4 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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