2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Wildlife Management Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 2,449 people earned a degree or certificate in wildlife management, making the major the #186 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which master'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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 per year.
South Dakota State also claimed a spot on our Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Clemson is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USU are $23,225 a year.
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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.
Oregon State graduate students pay an average of $29,420 in tuition and fees each year.
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Arkansas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ATU are $12,450 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.
Iowa State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.
Mississippi State graduate students pay an average of $24,900 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WVU are $26,676 per year.
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Wildlife Management Related Majors for Wildlife
Wildlife Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
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 16 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.