2022 Best Value Colleges for Wildlife Biology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Wildlife Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Wildlife Biology is the 569th most popular major in the country with 573 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 78 wildlife biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wildlife Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great wildlife biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the wildlife biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Wildlife Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Wildlife Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region wildlife biology students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Wildlife Biology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,230 Average Net Price

$40,670 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s wildlife biology degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Wildlife Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for Southwest Region Wildlife Biology students with aid.

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#2

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$12,761 Average Net Price

$37,052 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #2 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 22 ’s wildlife biology degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Wildlife Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Wildlife Biology students with aid per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

Read full report on Wildlife Biology at West Texas A&M University

• Best Value Colleges for Wildlife Biology (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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