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2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,331 people earned their degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management, making the major the 267th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 175 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 143 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valley City State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Valley City State University is located in Valley City, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $30-$48k list, Valley City State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Valley City State University is $8,434 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management at Valley City State University

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $30-$48k list, South Dakota State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $16,273 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State University Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Report

#3

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Western State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Missouri Western State University is a small school located in Saint Joseph, Missouri that handed out 11 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri Western, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri Western State University is $9,096 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

Northwest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest is $9,863 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 32 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State University - Springfield is $13,488 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Missouri State Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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