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2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
164 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 355 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 164 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management in the Rocky Mountains Region

#5 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 Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU - I is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rexburg, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - I also made our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for BYU - I is $7,167 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Brigham Young University - Idaho Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Report

#1 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 Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 39 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USU is $13,634 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students.

Full USU Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Report

#3

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#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 Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #3 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $19,202 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management students per year to attend MSU Bozeman.

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

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

U of I 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 Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend U of I is $14,132 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students.

Read full report on Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management at University of Idaho

#5

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

UM also made our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $15,246 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students per year to attend The University of Montana.

Full UM Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Report

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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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