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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 Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, North Dakota
#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley City State University landed the #1 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Valley City State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,981 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students with aid 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 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 with aid 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. It costs about $19,252 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students with aid per year to attend South Dakota State.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

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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 Getting Aid. Missouri Western State University is a small public school situated in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It awarded 11 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students with aid list, Missouri Western has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,958 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students with aid per year to attend Missouri Western State University.

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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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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.

Northwest did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwest is $12,354 for plains states region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students with aid.

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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 Getting Aid. 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 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 yearly cost to attend Missouri State University - Springfield is $16,725 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students with aid.

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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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