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2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$26,496 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,143 Avg Salary

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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Wildlife Management

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Wildlife Management at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year. Wildlife majors at USU take out an average of $21,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Wildlife Management at Utah State University Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$27,576 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great value for wildlife management students. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $27,576 per year. While working on their degree, wildlife majors at U of I accumulate an average of around $23,569 in student debt.

Full Wildlife Management at University of Idaho Report

$28,476 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great value for wildlife management students. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UM are $28,476 a year. While working on their degree, wildlife majors at UM accumulate an average of around $25,979 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $260.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at The University of Montana

Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State

Explore the best wildlife management schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 11
Utah 56
Idaho 47
Montana 111
Wyoming 6

More Wildlife Management Rankings in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 4 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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