by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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 Southwest region, there were 290 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,486 and $20,969 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in wildlife management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in wildlife management.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sul Ross State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s wildlife degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s wildlife degrees 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s wildlife students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s wildlife degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Texas Tech University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Wildlife Management Report
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