2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management in the Great Lakes Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$38,300
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 2,446 people earned their degree in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management, making the major the 270th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 269 wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,182 and $43,142 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students.
Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 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 10 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Michigan State University Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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