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2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$13,759 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,516 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, wildlife management was ranked #186 in the country. In fact 2,449 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the wildlife bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Wildlife Management

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Wildlife Management at South Dakota State University Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bemidji State University are $9,806 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bemidji State University also did well on our Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Wildlife Management at Bemidji State University Report

#3

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valley City State University is a great value for wildlife management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valley City State University are $12,969 per year.

Valley City State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

Full Wildlife Management at Valley City State University Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,498 in tuition and fees each year. Wildlife majors at Missouri State take out an average of $26,055 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 Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Joseph.

Missouri Western undergraduate students pay an average of $15,550 in tuition and fees each year. On average, wildlife graduates from Missouri Western take out $18,167 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Wildlife Management at Missouri Western State University Report

Northwest Missouri State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwest are $14,919 a year.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at Northwest Missouri State University

Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State

Explore the best wildlife management schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 66
Minnesota 35
Iowa 4
North Dakota 12
South Dakota 44

Wildlife Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 6 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.

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