by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 203 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree wildlife students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sul Ross State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major. Sul Ross is a public institution located in Alpine, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s 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%.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at University of Alaska Fairbanks
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 38 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s wildlife students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 16 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Mississippi State
With a ranking of #6, Montana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 11 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Montana State University
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Wildlife Management Report
Arkansas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking, coming in at #8. ATU is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 2 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
West Virginia University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 masters’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
South Dakota State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of Maine came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 3 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking, coming in at #12. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Texas Tech University
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s wildlife degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. UM is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Oregon State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 4 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Oregon State University
With a ranking of #16, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 28 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s wildlife degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Michigan State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 masters’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Michigan State University
With a ranking of #19, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s wildlife degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Wildlife Management Report
With a ranking of #21, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 43 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Utah State University
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s wildlife students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 Texas A&M University - College Station
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 0 masters’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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