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

5 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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 Plains States Region

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valley City State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. 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.

Valley City State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Valley City State University is $11,981 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#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 Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,252 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend South Dakota State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Missouri Western 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.

Missouri Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 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 Western State University is $10,958 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#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 #4 for the Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #3 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 State is $16,725 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Northwest Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 13 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

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. It costs about $12,354 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Northwest Missouri State University.

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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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