2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also made our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management at South Dakota State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (Income $48-$75k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.

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