by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Wildlife Management is the 186th most popular major in the country with 2,446 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in wildlife management. That schools that top this list have a program in wildlife management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region wildlife students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 65 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, 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 Sul Ross State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Alpine, Texas, and it awarded 17 ’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Sul Ross State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 44 ’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Wildlife Management Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 ’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Wildlife Management at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 2 ’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Western New Mexico University
Southwest Texas Junior College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Uvalde, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified ’s wildlife students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Southwest Texas Junior College
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s wildlife degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s wildlife students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 24 ’s wildlife 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%.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Texas A&M University - Commerce
Texas Tech University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 ’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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
South Plains College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 4 ’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at South Plains College
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
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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