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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,331 people earned their degree in wildlife management, making the major the 181st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, wildlife management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,370 and had an average of $20,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 155 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,300 and $18,745 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 132 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in wildlife management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent wildlife management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the wildlife management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Juniata College

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Juniata College landed the #1 spot on the list. Juniata is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

Juniata also made our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $23,491 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Juniata.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Juniata Wildlife Management Report

#2

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $19,492 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Wildlife Management Report

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2019-2020.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $18,614 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at University of Delaware

#4

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. California University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in California, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal U, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California University of Pennsylvania is $21,391 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at California University of Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Paul Smiths, New York, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k list, Paul Smith’s College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is $25,015 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Wildlife Management at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

#6

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #6, Delaware Valley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DelVal, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DelVal is $29,183 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at Delaware Valley University

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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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