2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Wildlife Management 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. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.
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2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for wildlife majors pursuing a .
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Wildlife Management
Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for wildlife management students. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal U are $15,726 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UD are $36,880 per year. The average amount in student loans that wildlife majors at UD take out is $27,000.
UD also claimed a spot on our Best Wildlife Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The excellent programs at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best wildlife management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Paul Smith's College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paul Smiths.
Paul Smith’s College undergraduate students pay an average of $31,115 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that wildlife majors at Paul Smith's College take out is $25,896. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $338.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delaware Valley University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Doylestown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DelVal are $41,380 per year. Wildlife majors at DelVal take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Juniata College is a great value for wildlife management students. Juniata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Huntingdon.
Juniata undergraduate students pay an average of $51,076 in tuition and fees each year.
Juniata excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Wildlife Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State
Explore the best wildlife management schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 85 |
New York | 55 |
Maryland | 17 |
Delaware | 35 |
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Majors Related to Wildlife
One of 5 majors within the area of study, wildlife management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 5 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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