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2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$23,661 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Wildlife Management Master'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 Master'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. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Wildlife Management

Our analysis found Utah State University to be the best value school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Wildlife Management at Utah State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State

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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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