by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 2,446 people earned their degree in wildlife management, making the major the 186th most popular in the United States. In , wildlife management graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $26,447 and had an average of $21,250 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 372 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,863 and $17,720 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,633 and $152,837 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in wildlife management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their wildlife management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that handed out 4 doctorate’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 4 doctorate’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 more about Wildlife Management at Oregon State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Far Western US Region. University of California - Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 0 doctorate’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Far Western US Region. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 0 doctorate’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Wildlife Management Report
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
_(1)_(13833787663).jpg){kind=link}