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 has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in South Dakota” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 South Dakota, there were 43 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,041 and $20,250 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in South Dakota” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in South Dakota” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota wildlife students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 ’s 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%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota Wesleyan University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and it awarded 2 ’s wildlife degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
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