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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 182 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,519 and $25,033 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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 colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region wildlife students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Garrett College landed the #1 spot on the list. Garrett College is located in McHenry, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 ’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Garrett Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 34 degrees to qualified ’s wildlife students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paul Smiths, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Cobleskill, New York, and it awarded 29 ’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Juniata College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Juniata is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Finger Lakes Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized school located in Canandaigua, New York that handed out 12 ’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Finger Lakes Community College Wildlife Management Report
University of Delaware did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified ’s wildlife students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Frostburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Frostburg, Maryland, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s wildlife students 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 Frostburg State University
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