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2022 Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

5 Ranked Colleges
175 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 258 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 175 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 59 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make more than $110k list, UW - Stevens Point has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Stevens Point is $14,465 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make more than $110k.

Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech also made our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $16,463 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Michigan Technological University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $17,708 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Report

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State is $19,173 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

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

#5

Otterbein University

Westerville, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Otterbein University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Westerville, Ohio, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Otterbein also took the #5 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Otterbein is $23,386 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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