2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’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. 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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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 Master’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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 1 masters’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students with aid list, Iowa State has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 masters’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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management (With Aid)

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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