2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 Great Lakes region, there were 258 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,850 and $22,319 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in wildlife management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildlife management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 doctorate’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Wildlife Management Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 6 doctorate’s wildlife degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at Michigan State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.

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