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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management is the 267th most popular major in the country with 2,331 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k. Valley City State University is a small school located in Valley City, North Dakota that handed out 14 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Valley City State University also made our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $11,840 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Valley City State University.

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#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 $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,326 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%.

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#3

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Missouri Western State University is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

Missouri Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Missouri Western State University is $11,336 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Northwest is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees 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 $48-$75k list, Northwest has also earned the #4 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 Northwest Missouri State University is $11,988 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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 $48-$75k. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $16,204 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Missouri State.

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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%.

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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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