2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management in Montana (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Montana, there were 94 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,200 and $22,746 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in wildlife management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great wildlife management programs and 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The wildlife school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management in Montana (With Aid)

#1

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s wildlife students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at MSU Bozeman

#2

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Wildlife Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #2 spot on the list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s wildlife degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UM also made our “Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242.

Full The University of Montana Wildlife Management Report

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• Best Value Master’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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.

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