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2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 594 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,844 and $20,545 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality
$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 10 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree wildlife students whose families make $75-$110k list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality
$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154.

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#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
$12,087 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. ATU is a fairly large school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 4 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

ATU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ATU are $12,087, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality
$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 10 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mississippi State University Wildlife Management Report

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality
$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 25 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality
$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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