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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Wildlife Management Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for wildlife students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Wildlife Management

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, WI

5 Doctor's Degrees

#13 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$25,501 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for wildlife management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Wildlife Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

14 Doctor's Degrees

#17 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$38,638 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Wildlife Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at Michigan State University

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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